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Advocacy

Why Advocacy?

It's no secret that to be a birthing person of color in America means that both you and your baby are at a significantly increased risk for complications, illness, and death. Here are some organizations that are doing great things to change the birth climate for Black and Brown birthing people in the United States.  This list is not exhaustive; it started simply with organizations or individuals that I've worked with or donated to or followed on social media;  my hope is this list will keep on growing. 

My goal in having this page is three-fold:
1) That you will become aware of the healthcare disparities that exist.  To sum up, the richest country in the world spends the most money on healthcare and has some of the worst outcomes for mothers and babies.
This. Is. Not. Right.
2) That you might feel encouraged to support the people and organizations that are already doing the work. You can donate directly to all these organizations through their websites.  
3)That you might come to share my view that the human rights of Black and Brown humanity are threatened greatly, and it starts with birth.

​Join me, if you can.
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Know of an organization that would be a good fit for this page? Drop me a note at tyobirthcare@gmail.com.

Chicago Volunteer Doulas (CVD)

Chicago Volunteer Doulas was founded over a decade ago to provide free-of-charge doula support to Chicago's underserved populations through partnership with several hospital-based midwifery practices.  It has grown into a full-fledged birth justice organization with a board that is made up entirely of Black and Brown leadership.  From on-call doula support to a prison doula training program, this organization is doing great things for the Chicago birth community.  

Jamaa Birth Village

Jamaa Birth Village recently opened its birth and educational center in Ferguson, Missouri.  It has served the St. Louis metro area since 2015 and seeks to support families with affordable doula, midwifery, and education services. In addition, its mission is to reduce the disparities in outcome for Black and Brown birthing people and their babies. 

Melanated Midwives

Founded by Chicago CNM Karie Stewart, Melanated Midwives  supports aspiring Black and Brown midwives through scholarship support.  As of earlier this year, there was not a single Black homebirth midwife working anywhere in IL?  We know this is true: Representation Matters.
**Through August 31st: Book your placenta encapsulation at chicagoplacenta.com and $50 will be donated to Melanated Midwives.

Jennie Joseph & Commonsense Childbirth Institute

Jennie Joseph has just opened the first Black-owned and MEAC-accreditied midwifery school in the US.  In addition to being a midwife, Jennie has dedicated her life to reducing racial disparities for birthing people of color. 

© Kate Tyo Birth Care, LLC. 2020
  • About
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy
  • Placenta Encapsulation
  • Doula Support
    • Doulas 101: FAQs
    • Doulas 201: What Next?
  • Things People Say
  • Birth Bites Blog
  • Contact
  • Doulas 101: COVID-19 Edition