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Can you believe we’re already 6 days away on our journey to #GivingTuesday? To re-cap, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving which happens annually on December 1, 2020. During each of the nine [...]

Did you know that less than 5% of established birth centers in the U.S. are led by people of color? With 7 days away until #GivingTuesday on December 1st, we are pleased to introduce you to Birth [...]

Today, we continue our countdown to #GivingTuesday! With only 8 days away, we’d like to introduce you to Indigenous Women Rising, an organization that creates the space for indigenous people to [...]

Today kicks off our nine-day countdown to #GivingTuesday, the annual global celebration of generosity which happens this year on December 1, 2020. During each of the nine days leading up to [...]

The recent allegations of forced hysterectomies in ICE detention centers is the most recent entry in the United States’ long history of racist, coercive reproductive abuse. Overwhelmingly, the [...]

On August 3, the board of directors stepped down following discord regarding MANA and FAM’s governance. MANA immediately began to source and recruit new board members, and has appointed a [...]

Letter from FAM Executive Director Tamara Wrenn Birthing Resilience As a result of the pandemic and the ongoing racial injustice, our nation has been hit with unprecedented challenges. For those [...]

In this newsletter Letter from FAM Executive Director Tamara Wrenn & FAM 2020 Grants Reflecting on the current moment: Black Lives Matter FAM News: Elections, Spring fundraising recap Board [...]

With anger and grief over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and too many others, the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery unequivocally affirms that [...]

Nationwide, women of color are underrepresented as funders and as recipients of philanthropy, (NY Times: “Philanthropists Bench Women of Color, the M.V.P.s of Social Change”). At FAM, women of [...]

Welcome to the second issue of FAM’s newsletter. Our feature for this issue is a discussion of how FAM is operationalizing equity in order to achieve our vision for midwifery. In this newsletter [...]

Emerging Models of Midwifery During the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar was held Friday, April 3. The first episode featured Seattle, Washington and Miami, Florida. Speakers: Jamarah Amani, LM Emily [...]

Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17) Honoring Black Mamas During Black Maternal Health Week we will be centering Black mothers and recognizing their right to not only live, but thrive, [...]

MomsRising has featured our article on the role of midwifery care and community birth during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read the article & share! MOMS RISING: Midwives on the front lines of [...]

LINK TO THE POLICY STATEMENT: Out-of-Hospital Birth and Pandemic Planning As the world grapples with what feels like a big shift in the universe, FAM would like to share our thoughts about the [...]

Welcome to FAM’s inaugural edition of Generations, our newsletter! Lift and rise with us as we engage with the issues that impact maternity care in North America with curiosity, compassion, and [...]

    Thank you to all the individuals and companies who made our Annual Silent Auction a success at the 2018 MANA Conference in Portland, Maine. And thank you to all the conference attendees who [...]

Thank you to all the individuals and companies who made our Annual Silent Auction a success at the 2017 MANA Conference in Long Beach, California. And thank you to all the conference attendees [...]

Quite simply, without the support of FAM, the MANA Division of Research and its national birth registry—the MANA Statistics Project—would not exist. In 2003, at a time when the CPM credential was [...]

The Birth Place Lab (Coordinates FAM-funded projects) The Birth Place Lab, in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC, enables multi-disciplinary and community-based participatory research on access to [...]

From June 1 to June 16th an anonymous donor has pledged to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000. FAM is determined to give voice to birth equity in the United States. We invite you to [...]

Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery Celebrate! Black History Month Honorees 2017 The history of African-American midwives serving their communities goes beyond the diaspora. Steeped in [...]