Birthing Justice

A collective of African-American, African, Caribbean and multi-racial women committed to transforming the birthing experiences for Black women.

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From Black Women Birthing Justice, Happy New Year!
We hope your New Year Celebrations are full of love and laughter. 🎉🎉🎉

Wishing you all a fun-filled and healthy 2023! 🎇🎉

#happynewyear #welcome2023
#normalizebreastfeeding
#blackgold
#blackwomenbirthingjustice

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The Abundant Birth Project, an SFDPH program operated in partnership with Expecting Justice, will launch next year in Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles and Riverside counties and will continue in San Francisco.

The program will serve an additional 425 mothers and other birthin

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When you find out you are pregnant, you first need to ask yourself, are you ready to be a mother?

Never allow someone to pressure you into making a decision that you can’t morally back out of; always do what seems right to you. Ensure your safety.

📌Choose A Provider To Get

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Search Tags to find a Black Doula based on your needs, level of training, and years of experience.​​​​​​​​
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Our Doula locator features Black doulas with various backgrounds and focuses. ⁣⁣​​​​​​​​
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Find Black Doulas in your area via our Black Doula Locator-​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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A place for Black Doulas to

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Search Tags to find a Black Doula based on your needs, their level of training, and years of experience.

Our Doula locator features Black doulas with various backgrounds and focuses. ⁣⁣

Check this Black Doula Locator on our website.​​​​​​​​ 📍​​​​�

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Join us for a film screening and discussion about the Oprah Winfrey produced documentary The Color of Care.

The Color of Care is a new documentary that traces the origins of racial health disparities to practices that began during slavery in the U.S. and continue today.
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Find Black Doulas in your area via Black Doula Locator-​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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A place for Black Doulas to cre

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Black, Americans are disproportionately impacted by sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and SIDS. These glaring inequities are rooted in systemic barriers caused by structural racism.
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Read recommendations for how health professionals and improvement initiatives can bette

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In October, and always, we honor all babies amongst the stars🌈

Thinking of and sending love to those who have lost ❤️

Miscarriage

Infant Loss

Stillbirth

Molar Pregnancy

Missed Miscarriage

Vanishing Twin

Ectopic Pregnancy

Recurrent Miscarriage

SIDS

Chemical Pregn

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Doulas provide invaluable support to pregnant people, including during abortion, miscarriage, chidlbirth, and post-partum. Check out the new report from @NPWF on how full-spectrum doulas provide essential care.
#fullspectrumdoula #Doulasofinstagram. #doualsupport
#doulaservic

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Join us for a Community event to celebrate Black and Pacific Islander pregnancy and family and
learn more about the Abundant Birth Project Study!
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📆October 23rd, 2022 (1:00 - 4:00 PM)
at Kennedy Park Camarillo (Brown) Area 1333 Decoto Rd. Union City

Register NOW!

#abu

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October's - BWBJ Forum Call! 💫⠀⠀

What is the BWBJ Forum?

☎️BWBJ Black Birth Workers Forum Call: A virtual gathering of Black Birth Workers to support one another.

Not a member?

**Click the link in our bio to join!

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RecoMENDations for healing a Biased Healthcare System WEBINAR THIS THURSDAY, September 29 📆

Through interviews and focus groups, the MEND study has gathered insights from perinatal clinicians and Black mothers in order to identify key challenges and opportunities for effectiv

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The Black Birthworkers’ Forum is happening TOMORROW and you don’t want to miss it!

This is a great opportunity to chat with doulas, get support, and be a support to other women doing this important work.

Head over to the Black Birthworkers’ Forum page now to learn more

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Find Black Doulas in your area via Black Doula Locator-​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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A place for Black Doulas to cre

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Hey, Mommies come Meet up with us!

Let's celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week with Breast Friends Oakland!

We have
✔ Fitness Activities to get us moving
✔ Breastfeeding education to build our confidence and
✔ Mental Emotional Health Specialist will help us navigate the pare

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Find Black Doulas in your area via Black Doula Locator-​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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A place for Black Doulas to create profiles; and for pregnant or postpartum mamas to locate Black Doulas from around the countr

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Join us for this FREE event!
Together we'll enjoy:
✔️Storytelling
✔️Games
✔️Chocolate latch-on
✔️Drawings
and more!!!

📌 Tomorrow, Aug, 26, 10am-2pm
Bordwell Park -Stratton Rec Center

Scan the QR Code to Register!

See you! #blackbreastfeedingreunion

#blackdo

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“We know it trickles down from systemic racism,” says Cumberbatch. “But it’s not someone inherently saying, ‘I am going to provide racist care.’ It’s implicit bias that leads to assumptions and judgments about a group that doesn’t look like you. And because of you