Registration is now open for the BMMA’s 2025 Fall Perinatal Learning Series, a six-part virtual training experience designed for practitioners, advocates, and stakeholders working across maternal, perinatal, and environmental health.
This interactive learning series is rooted in environmental and reproductive justice and led by national experts and community-based leaders. Participants will gain evidence-based insights, practical tools, and strategies to strengthen their work in improving Black maternal health outcomes.
Most sessions offer Continuing Education (CE) credits, and all participants will receive access to course recordings, allowing you to learn at your own pace and revisit content on your own schedule.
Why Join the Fall 2025 Series
- Build your expertise in environmental and reproductive justice
- Gain tools to enhance perinatal, reproductive, and maternal health practices
- Learn directly from leading trainers and advocates across the field
- Earn CE credits for the majority of sessions
- Access all course recordings with your registration
Pricing Options
Complete Series (All Six Sessions): $85 (includes 15% discounted bundle price)
Individual Sessions: $10–$20 each
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Course Description: Join us on November 7th as Angela D. Aina kicks off BMMA’s 2025 Fall Perinatal Learning Series with a session grounding us in holistic, justice-centered care. This session explores Black Maternal Health Practice as a distinctive field rooted in ancestral understandings of childbearing, care, and our connection to the natural and spiritual world.
Trainer: Angela Aina, DrPHc, MPH, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc.
Date: November 7, 2025 | 3 PM EST
This session does not include a technical assistance session.
Featured with registration:
- 45-minute course
Course Description: Join us on November 10th as BWW-LA’s Tianna Shaw Wakeman explores the intersections of environmental racism and reproductive justice, highlighting how Black women and birthing people are overexposed to pollution and under protected from harm. A follow-up technical assistance session will be held on December 2nd.
Trainer: Tianna Shaw Wakeman, Black Women for Wellness LA (BWW-LA)
Date: November 10, 2025 | 1 PM EST
Featured with registration:
- 2 hour course
- 1 hour technical assistance
- Continuing Education Units
Session Description: Join us on November 12th as LaTricea D. Adams, founder of Young, Gifted and Green, explores how environmental and reproductive justice intersect with birth work. This session will equip health professionals and birth workers with tools to address the impact of reproductive toxins and advocate for healthier pregnancies and birth outcomes in Black communities.
Trainer: LaTricea D. Adams, MAT, EdS, Founder, CEO & President, Young, Gifted and Green
Date: November 12, 2025 | 2 PM EST
Featured with registration:
- 2 hour course
- Continuing Education Units
Session Description: On November 17th, Jade Sasser from University of CA, Riverside, will address the ways climate change impacts maternal mental health, from pre-pregnancy through postpartum. Presenting the current research and policy landscape, along with addressing the role of health workers in addressing this crucial challenge.
Trainer: Jade Sasser, PhD, MA, MPH, Associate Professor, UC Riverside Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Date: November 17, 2025 | 1 PM EST
Featured with registration:
- 2 hour course
- Continuing Education Units
Session Description: On November 18th, Woven’s Zainab Jah and Nurturely’s Aver Yakubu will lead an interactive session centering birthworkers as key advocates for environmental and reproductive justice. Explore the intersections of climate change, maternal health, and birthwork—including topics like extreme heat education, disaster planning with doulas, and community-driven initiatives like EnviroNatal Week—with a follow-up technical assistance session December 4th.
Trainers: Zainab Jah, MPH, Co-Founder, Woven, and Aver Yakubu, PhD, MHA, MPH, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Nurturely
Date: November 18, 2025 | 12 PM EST
Featured with registration:
- 2 hour course
- 1 hour technical assistance
- Continuing Education Units
Session Description: This closing session uncovers the hidden dangers of toxic chemicals in personal care products and their impact on maternal and perinatal health. Participants will gain tools to educate communities, advocate for safer policies, and advance maternal health equity. Includes a follow-up technical assistance session in early December.
Trainer: Victoria Williams, DHA, LMSW, CBS, Member-Owner & Advocacy Lead, Birthmark Doula Collective
Date: November 19, 2025 | 12 PM EST
Featured with registration:
- 2 hour course
- 1 hour technical assistance
- Continuing Education Units