Dr. Zea Malawa is a mother, pediatrician, and award-winning public health professional. She started Expecting Justice, a public health program that uses systems change and justice-oriented approaches to close the racial gap in birth outcomes. In that capacity, she became a key partner on drafting and passing California's Momnibus Act (2021). Dr. Malawa and her Expecting Justice team went on to launch the nation’s first pregnancy guaranteed income program, the Abundant Birth Project. This pioneering program provides pregnant people facing the greatest risk of disparities with a monthly cash supplement. To date, the program has given out more than $11.5 million to 1013 pregnant people (and counting!) across California.