In The Light of Birth With Midwife Claudia Booker!

For Black History Month, Claudia Booker will be discussing birth, Blackness, and how we can do better. She will also bring light to the myths of homebirth. NOW PLAYING ON BLOG TALK RADIO Claudia’s life is rich with history, travel and a calling. From Court Judge, Midwife, Advocate and Educator, Claudia Booker has traveled the…

Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California

  Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care…

FREE PDF | Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California

Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care system…

Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California

  Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care…

Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California

Sistahs of the Drum to perform at launch Join us to celebrate the launch of BWBJ’s new report Battling Over Birth! Thursday October 26, 2017 Mills College Student Union 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94613 Free and open to the public Doors open at 6:00pm, program starts at 6:30! Join the Facebook event Battling Over…

Katsi Cook | An Aboriginal Midwife in Every Aboriginal Community

Midwife and elder Katsi Cook explains how traditional approaches to labour are changing her Mohawk community. VIEW VIDEO PRESENTATION  

Gender, Sexuality, and Inclusion of All Families in Midwifery Practice

Join Jaqxun Darlin, CPM, LDM on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 from 1:30-3:00 ET for this introductory level workshop. We will explore how providing client-centered care for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and other queer spectrum clients improves and enhances the care we can provide for all families seeking midwifery care. LGBTQIA individuals face many obstacles to healthcare…

Katsi Cook | An Aboriginal Midwife in Every Aboriginal Community

Midwife and elder Katsi Cook explains how traditional approaches to labour are changing her Mohawk community. VIEW VIDEO PRESENTATION  

Invitation | Reproductive Justice and Education

Please, join us Thursday, September 28th from 1:30-3:00pm EST for “Reproductive Justice and Education” featuring Monica Simpson (SisterSong), Jonathan Stith (Alliance for Educational Justice), Diana Bowman (SERVE Center), Kelli Garcia (National Women’s Law Center), Tiffany Pryor (Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health), Melissa Moore (We Are Family), Portia Neat (advocate for transgender students), and Sejal Singh…

ZOË CARPENTER | What’s Killing America’s Black Infants?

…Institutional racism is like a thicket of thorny plants: After a woman spends a few decades walking through it, it can be hard to tell which particular prick led to her child’s death, or if it was all of them together. But there’s growing recognition that a woman’s entire life experience matters, maybe even her…