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NATIONAL BLACK MATERNITY
ADVOCACY LEADERS
BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a national network of Black women-led and Black-led, birth and reproductive justice organizations and multi-disciplinary professionals, working across the full-spectrum of maternal and reproductive health.
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MOTHERING JUSTICE
Mothering Justice is a grassroots policy advocacy organization that provides mothers of color in America with the resources and tools to use their power to make equitable changes in policy. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for families in America by empowering mothers of color to take action on American policy on behalf of themselves and their families.
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PERINATAL HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVE
The Perinatal Health Equity Initiative is a community organization serving New Jersey. We are dedicated to actively working towards eliminating health care disparities in black infant and maternal health through advocacy, education, community engagement, research, collaboration, and direct clinical support.
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Black Maternal Health Week 2025
April 11-17
Black Maternal Health Week 2025 will be held from April 11-17.
The theme for 2025 is
"Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health through Collective Action
and Advocacy"
Black Maternal Health Week is a week-long campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building around the voices and experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people
Register to Join the Conversation on Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country and significant disparities in outcomes – and the crisis is only worsening: the maternal mortality rate in 2021 was 89 percent higher than the rate in 2018.
The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act will address this crisis through historic investments that comprehensively address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States.