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The ACNM Caucus of Black Midwives for Reproductive Justice and Birth Equity is the collective space for Black midwives and student midwives working to achieve justice and equity for Black women and people capable of pregnancy and Black people in the current and future midwifery workforce to work collaboratively to advance local, state, and national policy and action that achieve those goals. We operate under the principles of Sankofa, honoring the elders and ancestors that have cared for our communities and working to rebuild the Black midwifery workforce, and Ubuntu, collective work and interdependence on one another to uplift, honor and advance the critical importance of the Black midwife as a central figure in health knowledge and caring in Black communities.

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States.

Birth Center Equity was created to make birth center care an option in every community, by growing and sustaining birth centers led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). 


The mission of Birthing Cultural Rigor, LLC is to improve the quality, safety, and value of health care experiences (“improvement science”) and facilitate community and health system uptake of evidence, empathy, and equity based interventions into practice and policy across the sexual, reproductive, and perinatal life course of Black women, girls, and gender expansive people (“implementation science”).

Standing on the rich history of the resilience and strength of our culture, we envision a future for Black women and girls where, in our full wellness, we use our power, beauty and intelligence, to pursue and attain healthy lives and families.


We build and sustain healthy communities and within them, empower other women and girls to improve their own well-being.



Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a national network of Black women-led and Black-led, birth and reproductive justice organizations and multi-disciplinary professionals, working across the full-spectrum of maternal and reproductive health.


The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need. We focus especially on making sure the system works for Californians with low incomes and for communities who have traditionally faced the greatest barriers to care.


Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) is a private, nonprofit, community-founded, student-centered University committed to cultivating diverse health professions leaders who are dedicated to social justice and health equity for underserved populations through outstanding education, clinical service, and community engagement.

Our mission is to inspire change in maternal child health care systems; to re-empower the birthing mother, father, family and community by supporting the providers, practitioners and agencies that are charged with their care.

Elephant Circle brings an intersectional, feminist, reproductive justice, design thinking approach to birth justice. 

This approach will help manifest solutions every step of the way that do not re-inscribe status-quo power dynamics - making true transformation possible.


Funders for Birth Justice & Equity is the go-to place for any funder or donor who wants to learn how to effectively fund the birth equity and justice movement. Here donors and funders may find the education, framework for change, resources, peer support, and collective funding opportunities needed to fund the field at a level that will get to systemic and transformative change.



New Voices for Reproductive Justice is dedicated to transforming society for the holistic health and well-being of Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people, nationally and in Pennsylvania and Ohio. We help dismantle patriarchal anti-Blackness using the tools community organizing, leadership development, and voter engagement.



Orchid Capital is an impact investing firm leveraging integrated capital to fund the shift toward community-driven comprehensive birth and reproductive care.

Our mission is to build and champion a model for equitable access to compassionate, evidence-based, whole-person pregnancy care.


Since our founding in 1861, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem-solving, and community building. Driven by a mission to serve the greater good, our students, faculty, and staff tackle today’s most pressing challenges with courage and creativity, making a difference across Washington state — and around the world.