The Bloom Collective

Providing holistic care along the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum journey. Centering Reproductive Justice, Human Rights and Health Justice

[Birthing Cultural Rigor ® @bcr_nashville]

Day 1 of #OPSS2023 is complete!

S/O to our speakers: @RJEpiOBWarrior @caitlinrain @audreylyndon

Stay tuned for more footage and a special announcement for #OPSS2024

Thank you to all of our sponsors, registrants, and speakers!!!

#OPSS2023
#BCRNashville
#TakeAStand

[Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG @RJEpiOBWarrior]

ICYMI: Pls read, cite & share our 2020 open access peer reviewed pub written by Black & Brown OBGYNs & RH scholars: Community-informed models of perinatal & RH services provision: A justice-centered paradigm toward equity among Black birthing communities https://t.co/nDG4jVFQji

[Birthing Cultural Rigor ® @bcr_nashville]

Check out the amazing graphic illustration of our Founding CEO & Owner’s Sept 29th keynote titled: Removing Structural and Systemic Barriers & Burdens to Addressing Obstetric Racism and Advancing Obstetric Patient Safety.

@RJEpiOBWarrior and our team thank @BloomBmore ! 🙏🏾🫶🏾✊🏾

[Lisa E. Wright, Ph.D. @MrsLisaEWright]

Thank you @BloomBmore for inviting me to moderate a session “The Role of Academia in Reproductive Justice” alongside Dr. Keisha Baptiste-Roberts and @DrChelleMD
and most importantly my student Harmony Madu! #MDBPHRJSummitt #birthingjustice 📸@BloomBmore

[Noelene K. Jeffers @hands4catching]

I’m excited to be speaking at the MD Black Perinatal Health & Reproductive Justice Summit in only 15 days! Time is fast approaching and tickets are selling. Don't delay and get registered today! We look forward to seeing you there! #MDBPHRJSummit23
https://t.co/STiJ2NSs0s

[Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG @RJEpiOBWarrior]

@DrTomori @AJohnsonHist Thanks so much @DrTomori ! I feel like I am becoming more & more of myself. I feel more confident & comfortable sharing my work & being myself. I really enjoyed the entire day starting with @drdanaaindavis ! Many thx 2 @BloomBmore . This feels like a rebirth
#MDBPHRJSummit23

[Planned Parenthood of Maryland @PPMaryland]

Join @BloomBmore for community building & radical imagination at the Maryland Black Perinatal Health & Reproductive Justice Summit, where attendees will discuss what a future w/ equitable holistic care looks like & how to achieve it.

https://t.co/FXcy9EQHoF

[Rhia Ventures @RhiaVentures]

Our CEO Erika Seth Davies is speaking at the Maryland Black Perinatal Health and Reproductive Justice Summit hosted by @BloomBmore September 29-30th. Register here: https://t.co/q4BZVGrLn1
#reproductivejustice #perinatal #pregnancy #baltimore

[Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG @RJEpiOBWarrior]

Happy Monday: I am excited to share that I will be one of several speakers at the Maryland Black Perinatal Health and Reproductive Justice Summit on September 29th-30th. Register now at
https://t.co/naKeZR3T9N

Hope to see you there !!
And pls RT and follow @BloomBmore

[The Bloom Collective @BloomBmore]

Looking forward to this Summit with amazing partners, speakers and attendees. We invite you to join us! https://t.co/QrkjUnhjhs

[Jamila Perritt MD MPH @Reprorightsdoc]

It was a pleasure to return to @JWhitePubRadio's @1a with @msnedhari of @MamatotoVillage and @akjohnson1922 of @washingtonpost to discuss #BlackMaternalHealth #MaternalMortality and our right to not just survive our pregnancies but to thrive.

https://t.co/XHkdkcPhiv

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

“Why do the people that created the problem get to the the architect of fixing the problem?” @RJEpiOBWarrior this work should be led by Black birth people.

[Farida N. YADA @Dr_farnellyy]

“Stop hoarding resources to produce the same dated work! We need new research variables and categories to replace everything from early entry to prenatal care…we need to stop using algorithms that reinforce whiteness as the standard.” @mclemoremr @BlkMamasMatter
#BMHW2023

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

Get to know @BloomBmore @MamatotoVillage, #oshunfamilycenter & @VillageBirthInt! From Birth worker training to maternal mental health services, these Alliance partners are advancing Black Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice. #BMHInYourNeighborhood #BMHW23

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

"What if we took some of the funding we spend on incarceration and redirect it to social support" - Chauntel Norris, Baobab Birth / Alabama Prison Birth Project #bmhw23 #policyvirtualrally

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

"I need all of us to stop talking about doing this work and to start doing this work" - @mclemoremr #PolicyVirtualRally #BMHW23

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

"Examine leadership's proximity to the outcomes of interest and to the communities most impacted." - @RJEpiOBWarrior #BMHW23 #PolicyVirtualRally

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

We are thrilled to announce the launch of “Black Mamas Matter: In Policy and Practice,” BMMA’s comprehensive, issues and values-based policy agenda! This living document will guide our policy work moving forward. Visit https://t.co/zu632ZgGWN to download and read the agenda.

[LBS Baltimore @LBSBaltimore]

"Criminalizing cannabis in a state that is about to legalize recreational use is a setup for weaponizing the criminal justice system against Black people in Maryland." - @DayvonLove

Read the full op-ed:
https://t.co/K7fRp5WTRY

[Noelene K. Jeffers @hands4catching]

A5: 1. More Black midwives (more funding, support, mentorship to attend and complete midwifery school). 2. More accountability of hospitals with high racial disparities and poor patient reviews 3. Universal health coverage. #BMHW23