by Jennie | Jan 10, 2020 | News
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...
by Eshe | Jun 4, 2019 | News
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...
by Jennie | May 23, 2019 | Morning Thoughts
{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...
by Eshe | Apr 9, 2019 | News
The National Perinatal Task Force is participating in the 2019 Black Maternal Health Week. Join the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and the National Perinatal Task Force April 11-17, 2019 for a week of awareness raising, activism, and community building for Black...
by Eshe | Apr 9, 2019 | News
On Saturday February 9, 2019, a group of birth workers gathered in Providence, RI to participate in the Maternal Child Specialist (MCH) training developed and facilitated by midwife Jennie Joseph. Based on her model the JJ Way®, this course is a training and...
by Eshe | Apr 9, 2019 | News
“Safety is key. Safety for women and safety for providers.” -Jennie Joseph The weekend of January 4th/5th and 11th/12th, a group of twenty-five women with diverse backgrounds and professions gathered tog ether in St. Petersburg, Florida to participate in the...
by Eshe | Mar 28, 2019 | News
This month, the National Perinatal Task Force (NPTF) would like to highlight NPTF Perinatal Safe Spot Abide Women’s Health Services. Based in Dallas, Texas their goal is to offer healthcare and complimentary services that are easily accessible, holistic, evidence...
by Eshe | Feb 14, 2019 | News
This month, the National Perinatal Task Force (NPTF) would like to highlight NPTF Perinatal Safe Spot Community Birth Companion. Based in Opelousas, Louisiana, “CBC’s mission is to decrease infant and maternal mortality rates among low income mothers through...
by Jennie | Dec 2, 2018 | News
This was my letter (see below) to the editor of USA TODAY after I found myself totally floored by their latest report in their series on #MaternalDeath“The U.S. maternal death rate is among the highest in the developed world. Eighteen states haven’t studied these...
by Jennie | Nov 14, 2018 | Morning Thoughts
{Morning Thoughts} So conflicted this morning – it is so hard to hold on to a positive demeanor when faced with constant reinforcement of the fact that the US system of how we provide maternity care is totally broken.Yesterday brought some serious reality checks...
