Origin

The MOTHER Lab (Maternal Outcomes for Translational Health Equity Research) was launched July 2020 after Dr. Amutah-Onukagha, coming out of her work in organizing the Black Maternal Health Conference . Dr. Amutah-Onukagha felt it necessary for this lab due to her extensive work within the maternal health field recognizing a lack of specific research labs devoted to studying the disparities in maternal healthcare for black women and mothers. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha directs the lab out of Tufts University School of Medicine, and recruited a cohort of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral/medical students interested in supporting the lab’s work. Members of the MOTHER Lab operate out of not only MA, but multiple other states across the United States.