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You are invited to join us for Black Maternal Health Week – a chance to build community and network with birth workers, midwives, community care practitioners, physicians, community members and folks committed and interested in Black maternal health and reproductive justice.
“Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy!”
Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people. The week is intentionally held during National Minority Health Month and begins on April 11th annually to join dozens of global organizations in marking this day as International Day for Maternal Health and Rights – an opportunity to advocate for the elimination of maternal mortality globally. The activities and conversations hosted throughout the week intentionally center the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements.
Our confirmed panelists:
Oluwafunmilola T. Bada, MD FACOG, Howard County Health Department
Charnise Littles, IBCLC, Director & Founder, Birth & Milk Co.
Sadija Smiley, CEO, Stillborn and Infant Lost Support (SAILS)
Noelene K. Jeffers PhD, CNM, IBCLC, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Tanay Lynn Harris, Director, The Bloom Collective
Come engage about the state of Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice and the vision and collective way forward.
Light refreshments will be provided
