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Black women and birthing folks in the United States experience unacceptably poor maternal health outcomes, including disproportionately high rates of death and near death experiences related to pregnancy or childbirth.
Black women experience “weathering,” meaning our bodies experience physical harm due to exposure to chronic stress linked to socioeconomic inequities, discrimination and racism over the life span, making pregnancy riskier at an earlier age
Black women are 3-4X more likely to die during or after delivery than are white women.
The top leading causes of death for Black women when pregnant or giving birth are “other” heart conditions and blood clots, all preventable causes
Every October, I Be Black Girl powers Black Maternal Health Month in Nebraska as an opportunity to intentionally deep dive into learnings and solutions that create positive experiences for Black mamas and people with the capacity for pregnancy.
In December 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act into law. This new federal law provides pregnant workers with the right to reasonable workplace accommodations to help them do their jobs while protecting their health and the health of their pregnancies. The law went into effect on June 27, 2023.
Using a Collective Action Framework, I Be Black Girl is catalyzing a movement to disrupt the systems that perpetuate incidence of maternal morbidity, mortality and traumatic care experiences using strategies that center the voices, experiences, and leadership of Black women and Black birthing people.
I Be Black Girl works with various partners across Nebraska to address the inequities, trauma and violence within the maternal health sector. Creating transformational system change will require a comprehensive approach that addresses Black maternal health across the life course. This includes the following.
Our goal is to expand access and resources to quality and culturally relevant maternal health services through policy, research, and organizing while amplifying the voices and experiences of Black women and birthing people.
The Doula Passage Program (DPP) is an intentional learning environment designed to provide education and support to community-based doulas.
Interested in becoming a doula?
The 2024 Doula Passage Program Application are now closed.
Stay tuned for updates and next year’s cohort application!
I Be Black Girl works with a number of partners through coalition building and various activities to help advance Black birth justice in Nebraska.
Nebraska Black Maternal Health Coalition
The intent of this coalition is to center Black women and birthing folks in the maternal health ecosystem to help improve outcomes and the experience of Black women and folks with a reproductive system when they decide to get pregnant and parent.
The majority of the coalition (80%) members identify as Black women that hold formal or informal roles in the maternal health and birth justice ecosystems.
Coalition Goals:
Coalition Members:
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