Black Maternal Health Week
04.11.23
Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community to amplify the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black mamas and birthing people.
The official theme for the 6th annual Black Maternal Health Week 2023 (#BMHW23) is:
Explore a few ways you can commemorate Black Maternal Health Week below:
Check out events happening in our community:
- Black Mothers at Work: A Discussion on Workplace Challenges and Support | Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 1 - 2:30 PM
- Screening of "Birthing Justice" | Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 5 PM
- A Black Mother's Story: Eliminating Black Maternal Mortality | Tuesday, April 11, 2023,
- Black Maternal Health Advocacy Day | Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 9:00 AM
- Virtual Rally to Launch "Black Mamas Matter: In Policy and Practice" #BMHW23 | Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 12:30 PM
- A Way Forward in Black Maternal Health | Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 5:30 PM
- Valuing Black Voices | Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 7:00 PM
- Not Without You: How can we learn from each other? | Thursday, April 13, 2023, 01:30 PM (Available in English, Español and Português.)
- Centering Black Perinatal Health & Reproductive Justice | Thursday, April 13, 2023, 5:30 PM
- Healing Suite | Friday, April 14, 2023, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Dressed in Motherhood with Sam Smith | Friday, April 14, 2023, 6:30 PM
- Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy through Innovative Research Practices | Friday, April 14, 2023, 01:00 PM
- Black Maternal Health Community Walk | Saturday, April 15, 2023, 10 AM
- The Time Is Now: Lessons from Roe era in Real-time | Monday, April 17th, 2023, 3:30 - 6:30 PM
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