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Articles

  • To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them
  • Black Mamas Matter: Maternal deaths a ‘human rights crisis’
  • Hospitals blame moms when childbirth goes wrong. Secret data suggest it’s not that simple
  • How the Senate’s Health Care Bill Will Seriously Hurt Black Women
  • #BlackMamasMatter Draws Attention To Racial Disparity In Maternal Mortality Rates
  • Race & Maternal Mortality Are Linked & Black Mothers Are Paying The Price

Key Readings

  • Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
  • Reproductive Justice: An Introduction
  • Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Reports

  • Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California
  • Advancing Birth Justice: Community-Based Doula Models as a Standard of Care for Ending Racial Disparities
  • Uplifting Birth Justice Through Doula Care!

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Access the full statement by subscribing to our newsletter at blackmamasmatter.org #linkinbio   #BansOffOurBodies #BlackMaternalHealth #BirthEquity #Texas pic.twitter.com/WaeATO3Rb2

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RT @Abortion_Finder 🧵THREAD 🧵 If you’re in #Texas and need an abortion, AbortionFinder.org (English) and AbortionFinder.org/es (español) can help you find your closest legal abortion options. Here’s how. (1/9)

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RT @reprolegalfund Solidarity with Texas. We must end these unjust, punitive, and racist attacks on reproductive freedom. No one should have to fear surveillance, arrest, investigation, or prosecution for (self-managed) abortion care or pregnancy loss.

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RT @msfoundation The US is facing a major maternal health crisis, with the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country, and Black women are bearing the brunt of it. Want to learn more? Follow @BlkMamasMatter.  fal.cn/3hOWw

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RT @Vital_Village Gratitude @Support_ROSE for sharing knowledge, wisdom, inspiration and innovation with @bosbreastfeed @The_BMC for so many years to uplift @BlkBfingWeek. We are standing on your shoulders. #BBW21 #ReckoningwithResilience @BlkMamasMatter pic.twitter.com/hHMP5Admzn

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We are finishing off Black Breastfeeding Week by highlighting our beloved Kindred Partners that provide holistic lactation support + services for Black families and birthing people. #BlackMamasMatter Access the full list of our Alliance members at blackmamasmatter.org/our-part… #BBW21 pic.twitter.com/C8ZNNVjrsE

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RT @thenaabb In @Iamkiaya’s post where she shares this image, she also shares how important her Black lactation consultant was to her breastfeeding journey. What is your breast/chestfeeding journey? How did you overcome any challenges? What resources did you find helpful? pic.twitter.com/9Sgfb0ElJj

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