Anti-Racist Resources for Birthworkers & Doulas
Black Maternal Health Resources for pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum

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Organizations & Campaigns Promoting Birth Equity for Black, Indigenous, People of Color

• Birth Justice Bill of Rights​

• Birth Equity​

• Black Mamas Matter Alliance​

• Commonsense Childbirth Inc. / Jennie Joseph​

• National Black Midwives Alliance​

• Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood​

• HEAR HER Campaign | CDC ​

• Showing Up for Racial Justice​

• Birth Without Bias​

Articles & Key Reads to Understand White Privilege

• Racism Hurts Moms and Babies​

• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack​

• The Five Refusals of White Supremacy​

• Structural racism in society and the covid-19 “stress test” – The BMJ​

• Are More Black Midwives and Black Owned Birth Centers the Answer to Higher Deaths Amongst Black Parents?​

• How Midwifery (Racially) Evolved​

Webinars & Training on Anti-Racism 

• DONA Anti-Racism Strategies Within The Doula Profession​

• Anti-Racism Resources — Rachel Ricketts​

• Me and White Supremacy​

• Race, Gender + Gynecology with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens​

• When Doulas Use Equity as The Secret Sauce with Natalie Burke​

• Medical Racism: Impact of Racism in Healthcare (InJoy)​

Apps & Tech Tools

• Irth app​

• Birth Without Bias app​

• Irth Instagram @theirthapp​

• Kimberly Seals Allers​

Black Breastfeeding Support

• @urbanmatriarch (Instagram)​

• Black Moms Breastfeed (Instagram)​

• Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE)​

• Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA)​

• Chocolate Milk Café​

• Black Breastfeeding Week​

Black Perinatal Mental Health

• Therapy For Black Girls​

• Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color​

• Brooklyn Parent Therapy​

• Boober mental health support​

Policy & Legislative

• MOMNIBUS​

• Birth Center Equity (BIPOC Bronx)​

• Black Birthing Bill of Rights​

• The NAABB

Black Voices

• • Orgasmic Birth Podcast “From Trauma to Spiritual Rebirth: The Transformative Power of Pleasure” with Zina Grace

  • Healing Birth and Birthing Autonomy with Doulas and Community Care with Simone Toomer