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Reclaim the Joy, Hope and Spirituality of Birth

WEBReclaim the Joy, Hope and Spirituality of Birth – Grow the Black Birth Workforce . The April 2021 Love Letter to Black birthing people provides a list of valuable suggestions for …

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The Strength of Maternal Health Care Collaboration

WEBDi vine intervention has occurred many times on my birth justice journey, my second act after retiring in 2016 from a career as an OB-GYN. On this occasion, I was at BMMA’s …

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Obstetric Supremacy vs Respectful Maternity Care

WEBAmericans who read The Unequal Distribution of Health in the Smithsonian Magazine may be shocked to learn that US women today are 50% more likely to die in childbirth than …

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Blogs and Articles

WEBBlack Joy and Hope vs Fear of Giving Birth. My grandmother, Edith Farrington, died of a pregnancy-related complication at Queens General Hospital in New York City almost …

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Birth Trauma Due to Obstetric Violence

WEBOV is Mistreatment or Disrespect by medical personnel during Labor or Birth The Giving Voice to Mothers Study 2700 US Women Surveyed One in 6 (17%) US women …

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Facilitating ACTT

WEBFacilitating ACTT JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES ACTT WORKSHOP Join the Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood for the next 4th Wednesday ACTT Workshop …

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Western Medicine and the Health of the People of the African …

WEBThough they belonged to a healing profession and pledged to ‘First do no harm’, physicians in the Antebellum: Worked at slave markets attesting to the health of enslaved peoples …

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A Mother’s Journey to Birthing Autonomy

WEBMy journey to an affirming birth experience was anything but a straight line. It began back in 2007, before concepts like supportive birth teams for mothers-to-be and birthing …

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Obstetrician Recommends Midwifery Care

WEBBlack Coalition for Safe Motherhood promotes the ACTT Curriculum for Black health care consumers to advocate for their rights to safe respectful medical services. ACTT stands …

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Black Joy and Hope vs Fear of Giving Birth

WEBMy grandmother, Edith Farrington, died of a pregnancy-related complication at Queens General Hospital in New York City almost 100 years ago. Last week I learned on …

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Spotlight on Racism in Medicine during a Pandemic

WEBSpotlight on Racism in Medicine during a Pandemic – We have the Solutions On December 20 Dr. Susan Moore, a Black physician specializing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics, …

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Get Involved With Us

WEBBLACK COALITION FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD– BCFSM™. BCFSM™ is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established by a group of committed birth justice activists to …

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Facilitator Training

WEBThe ACTT Facilitator Training, in its new self-paced, online format, is made possible by the generous financial support of Hologic, Inc. The Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood will …

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Mitigating Disparities in Maternity Care

WEBMitigating Disparities in Maternity Care During the last two trimesters of her pregnancy, graduate student Amber Rose Isaac’s concerns were not heard by her doctors in …

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