BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK 2021 – Schedule and Updates
Why Perinatal Safe Spot ROOTT is Leading in Community Care
“Everyone gets to see the beauty of the tree in bloom, but without the ROOTT beneath, it would not grow. There is another story about Black mothers, infants, and families. One that begins with the root causes of our health disparities and can end with our joy...Congratulations to the Perinatal Safe Spot’s Earning the Merk Grant
We are so excited to see National Perinatal Task Force Perinatal Safe Spots getting the support needed to improve maternal child outcomes and expand the workforce. Merck Announced a second cohort of safer childbirth cities organizations committed to improving maternal...Birth Detroit to be the First Nationally Accredited EASY ACCESS CLINIC – The JJ WayⓇ
Congratulations Birth Detroit! Chief Executive Officer of Commonsense Childbirth Inc. (CCI) and Founder of CCI EASY ACCESS CLINIC “The JJ WayⓇ,” Jennie Joseph, made a trip to Detroit to the Perinatal Safe Spot (PSS) Birth Detroit, completing one of the...
For People of Color, Could Home Births Be Safer Than Hospitals?
In depth and thorough reporting, covering all aspects of how we got here, and what we can do about it. This poignant article provides a full history and highlights the amazing Midwife Demetra Seriki, among other hero’s, who speak eloquently to the genesis AND the...
Collective Leadership Call for POC Birthworkers and Perinatal Professionals
As birth workers, we often work in isolation and face heavy challenges. How do we weave together and harness our collective power? How do we develop collective leadership to be the vehicle that holds our work? As a follow-up to developing our collective care...
National Perinatal Task Force Perinatal Safe Spot Spotlight
This month, the National Perinatal Task Force (NPTF) would like to highlight NPTF Perinatal Safe Spot ROOTT (Restoring Our Own Through Transformation). ROOTT is a Black women-led reproductive justice organization dedicated to collectively restoring our well-being...
{Morning Thoughts} 5/23/19
{Morning Thoughts} So, I’m still on an extreme high and resonating with the healing that occurred this past weekend, as we gathered a group of #PerinatalSafeSpot owners and #MaternalJustice warriors in Austin for our inaugural National Perinatal Task Force...
