The JJ Way® is a midwifery model of care which has successfully reduced the incidence of low birth weight and premature babies among African-American and other minority women who are at greater [...]
The Grand Challenge, is a call to all midwives, birth workers, organizations, the birthing community, and institutions to “be the change” in addressing racial disparities in maternal and infant [...]
The Pregnancy Kitchen is a six-week nutrition education and prenatal care program for low- income minority women in Brooklyn, New York. By providing holistic, culturally relevant, and budget [...]
Apart from the Birth Trust, we offered a “Favorite Award” for the grantee that could garner the most votes for their project through social media platforms: We respectfully request funding to [...]
Midwives Alliance of North America Midwives Alliance is using strategic communications to elevate the discourse beyond “Is home birth safe?” to “How do we ensure safety by effectively integrating [...]
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives Every day in the U.S., women and babies suffer, even die, from the inherent irrationality and harmful practices of our current medical [...]
Home Birth Summit, Consumer Engagement & Research and Data Task Forces In the Listening to Mothers III study, women who delivered in hospitals reported feeling discriminated against when they [...]
Midwives Alliance of North America, Division of Research During the last ten years the MANA Division of Research has learned much, and many excellent documents have been developed reflecting [...]
Uzazi Village Uzazi Village was founded on a mission; to eliminate perinatal health disparities in communities of color. Founded by women of color to serve communities of color, we are driven to [...]
Midwives Alliance of North America, Division of Research Now that MANA Stats data collection is firmly established, we are requesting funding for a Master’s-level research assistant who will [...]