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Sisters throughout their pregnancies. and after they have the baby. >> i wanted a big sister to teach me things that i don't know. >> my job is to just really help you. whether it's figuring out how you're going to pay the rent, have food in the house. make sure she goes to her prenatal appointments. i want to make sure you're not stressed in order for you to have a healthy baby. >> healthy babies are born into healthy communities. >> pretty special. >> we've been doing this long enough now that you can hear a child say, i was born into the birthing project. that means more to me than anything...

Fln american babies are more than twice as likely to die before their first birthday as caucasian babies. this week's cnn hero finds volunteers to work with pregnant african-americans to ensure they have get proper prenatal care. take a look. >> african-american babies die two to four times of the rate of other babies. as a public health administrator, i use the words infant mortality every day. but until i held a dead baby in my arms, i never realized that that meant counting dead babies. my name is kathryn hall-trujillo, and i remind women they're really sisters and can help each other have ...

>> i wanted a big sister that have accomplished a lot in life already to teach me things i don't know. >> my job is just to really help you, whether it's figuring out how to pay your rent do you have need your hour, making sure she's making her prenatal appointments all to make sure you're not stressed in order to have a healthy baby. >> healthy babies are born into healthy communities. >> it's pretty special, huh, how we grow on our own? >> we've been doing this long enough now that you can hear a child say, i was born into the birthing project. that means more to me than anything i may have ...

Enough that you can hear a child say i was born into the birthing project. that means more to me than anything i may have given up. >> the birthing project has welcomed more than 12,000 babies into 94 communities across five countries. it is amazing. to nominate someone who you think is changing the world, go to cnn.com/heroes. there are only a few days left. nominations for 2010 close august 1st. so get on it. right now, there's a nurse saving a life in baltimore. 20 minutes later, she'll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she'll help an accident victim in kansas. how can one n...

Sisters throughout their pregnancy. and after they have the baby. >> i wanted a big sister that have accomplished a lot in life already to teach me things i don't know. >> my job is just to really help you, whether it's figuring out how to pay your rent, do you have need your hour, making sure she's making her prenatal appointments all to make sure you're not stressed in order to have a healthy baby. >> healthy babies are born into healthy communities. >> it's pretty special, huh, how we grow on our own? >> we've been doing this long enough now that you can hear a child say, i was born into th...