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Advancing Black Maternal Health

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Our work is grounded in the human rights, reproductive justice, and birth justice frameworks, and incorporates respectful maternity care tenets. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance serves as a national voice and coordinating entity for stakeholders advancing maternal health, rights, and justice. BMMA provides technical assistance, trainings, and capacity building for grassroots organizations, maternity care service providers (e.g. clinicians, midwives, doula networks and community health workers), academia, and the public health industry. We foster connections and collaborations between mainstream entities and Black women-led initiatives. We recognize that maternal mortality and morbidity is a global concern and we frame domestic maternal health policy within the global context.

We intentionally center Black women’s leadership. Black women have the knowledge, expertise, and skills to generate and implement solutions that will improve maternal health, rights, and justice, but sometimes lack the platforms necessary to support and amplify their work. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance helps to:

  • Increase the visibility of Black women leaders;
  • Cultivate a deep bench of Black women leaders recognized for their expertise, contribution, and work; and
  • Support more effective collaboration of stakeholders working to advance Black maternal health.

BMMA was created out of a need to form an entity that can hold space and serve as a platform for Black women-led initiatives that are working to address the issues that impact maternal health disparities and inequities using the human rights, reproductive justice, and birth justice frameworks across all sectors.

See also: Death by Delivery (Fusion TV)

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Thank you for the opportunity to share our work & the work of our movement partners at the National Home Visiting Summit 2021! 💜 #HVSummit #BlackMaternalHealth twitter.com/StartEarlyorg/…

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RT @RRHDr I am THRILLED to announce the launch of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity -my vision is now reality thanks to a $5 million gift from @BlueCrossMN. As Founding Director I will elevate a bold vision for a healthy & antiracist future! tinyurl.com/2v2wjtvp

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Thank you for all that joined us for the 2021 Black Maternal Health Week National Call, which is now live on YouTube! 💜 Search #BMHW21 National Call to watch what you may have missed #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter pic.twitter.com/2aXq9aFsCL

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#MarshaPJohnson is #BlackHerstory The erasure of trans women in social justice movements has been evident throughout history, but we must address issues that are affecting especially our Black trans sisters, if we want to work towards reproductive freedom. #BlackMamasMatter pic.twitter.com/QiIMR91WVX

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Registration is officially OPEN for the Black Maternal Health Virtual Conference! 🤩 Register now and receive our Early Bird Registration package filled with conference essentials, swag items, and exclusive access to our Groove Thang Special! ➡️ Link is in bio. 😊 #BMHC21 pic.twitter.com/e5n4dVSBNW

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RT @thenaabb The time to end preventable maternal mortality and close racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes is long overdue. What are your asks from this administration to protect Black birthing persons? Join us next week to discuss! pic.twitter.com/XXswosfLMP

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RT @iamKSealsAllers My heart breaks for all Texans. I pray that no mama is forced to consider BOILING SNOW to prepare infant formula for their baby. When we say #breastfeeding is critical emergency preparedness & must be supportd & accessible,This is it!! Pls 👉🏾 me to who is helpng mamas & infants

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