Resources for Black Parents and Birthworkers
Black Birthing Bill of Rights
Source: National Association to Advance Black Birth
Birth Justice Bill of Rights
Source: Southern Birth Justice
Black Doula Day
From their website: “Celebrating the Joy of Black Birth, Honoring Holistic Restoration, and Ensuring Sustainability in Black Maternal Health Efforts.”
Black Doula Toolkit
Source: Doula Toolkit from Wellness Within
Black Infant Health Toolkit
African-American Breastfeeding
A Toolkit developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that others elsewhere may still find beneficial.
Sawubona Sisterhood Circle Support Groups
From their website: “Where Melanataed Mamas Build Sisterhood through Self-Care”
Black Moms Connect Support Group
Source: Support Group from Postpartum Support International
Black Birthwork and Reproductive Justice Rights Organizations
Black Birthwork and Reproductive Wellness Videos
Black Birthwork and Reproductive Wellness Books
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty-Dorothy Roberts
Please: Radical Self-Care for Wild Women of Color-Black Girl Bliss
Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America-Monique Rainford
Pussy Prayers: Sacred and Sensual Rituals for Wild Women of Color-Black Girl Bliss
When Birth Calls: Developing Your Inner Birthworker-Sekesa Berry
