Resources

Essential Resources for Black & Minoritized Women’s Maternal Health

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  • Equity Before Birth – Pioneering an unprecedented and innovative approach to address the maternal mortality crisis, eliminating financial barriers to accessing critical pregnancy care, support, and resources.
  • Black Women’s Health Imperative – Leads the effort to solve the most pressing health issues that affect Black women and girls globally. Through investments in evidence-based strategies, they deliver bold new programs and advocate health-promoting policies.
  • Midwives for Black Lives – A BIPOC midwife collaborative movement created to improve birth outcomes for Black families through scholarships for Black student midwives.
  • National Association to Advance Black Birth – Works to improve the care and treatment of Black women, infants and persons to combat the effects of structural racism on Black maternal-infant health through: advocacy, research, educational programming, activism and policy change; equipping birth workers (doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, nurses, and doctors) and maternity health institutions with the practical tools and education they need to improve outcomes for Black women and persons.
  • National Black Midwives Alliance – Supports and advocates for opportunities for Black midwives and students to engage meaningfully in the growth of the midwifery profession.
  • National Birth Equity Collaborative
  • Sad Girls Club – An online platform and in real life community committed to bring girls together who are battling mental illnesses.
  • I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Method Training | Shades of Blue – A unique training based on compassion, I.N.S.P.I.R.E. is specific to women of color and minorities and can be implemented by doulas, midwives, clinicians, and those facilitating support groups.
  • The Loveland Foundation – Provides financial assistance to a Black women or girls seeking therapy.
  • Therapy for Black Girls – Established to address the mental health needs of Black women and girls amid the pandemic and racial violence.
  • HRSA – Maternal & Child Health – The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7.
  • Black Mamas Matter Alliance – Advancing Black Maternal Health, Rights & Justice
  • Blue Box | Shades of Blue – The Blue Box is designed to help women that experience infant loss.
  • Black Birthing Bill of Rights – The NAABB – A resource for every Black person that engages in maternity and perinatal care.
  • Black Women’s Health Study – Ongoing research into causes of health disparities for African American women around the country.