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Deliver Us | Documentary | Black Maternal Health & Midwifery

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Black maternal health, Black midwives, and the fight for birth equity.
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Have you heard of the “Mothers of Gynecology”?

They were Black women whose bodies were used as mules of medicine, and Michelle Browder used her art to bring awareness to the medical abuse of Anarcha, Betsy, Lucy and other unnamed Black women that have been forgotten in the history of birthing in this country and the world. 🌻

Bring Deliver Us to your community by requesting a screening on our website (🔗 in bio).

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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We’re beyond honored to share that Deliver Us has received 3 Telly Awards:

🥇 Gold Winner — People’s Telly Gold
🥈 Silver Winner — General Documentary
🥉 Bronze Winner — Social Impact

To see this film recognized in this way means so much especially for a documentary rooted in the stories of advocacy, care, and lived experiences of Black midwives and Black Mothers.

Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their stories, supported this journey, showed up for screenings, shared the film, donated, partnered, encouraged, and believed in us. Independent filmmaking takes a village, and this recognition belongs to our entire community.

As independent filmmakers every milestone means something, and while awards are beautiful and necessary, what really matters is that this film continues to reach people!

We’re incredibly grateful and we’re just getting started.

Stay tuned for more updates, future screenings, partnerships, and what’s next for Deliver Us as we continue our festival run and national impact campaign. 🤍

#DeliverUsDoc #TellyAwards #SocialImpact #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMidwives by @deliverusdoc

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Black mothers are dying in childbirth at staggering rates, and black midwives around the country are demanding justice.

This is Deliver Us.

Request a screening on our website (🔗 in bio)

Brought to you by Believe Limited (@believeltd) & Multi-Hyphen Media (@multihyphenmedia)
Directed by Randi Matthews (@makingmovesmatthews) & Jenny Kwandham (@discojen79)
In Partnership with E2AC (@e2acorg)

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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The story of Black midwives have hit the radio waves. 🎙️

Our director, Randi Matthews (@makingmovesmatthews), recently joined Like-Minded with Dr. Patrice (@drpatricelegoy) to discuss birth equity and "Deliver Us", and we are proud to announce that this episode is a listener's choice finalist for the 2026 @signalawards in the Activism, Public Service, & Social Impact category. 🎉

Help us amplify this important conversation about birth equity in our communities by heading over to the Signal Choice Awards site and casting your vote. 🌻

#deliverus #blackmaternity #birthequity #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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It’s National #BirthCenterWeek! 🎉

This week, we celebrate the community birth centers, midwives, and leaders transforming what birth can look and feel like in our documentary film, Deliver Us 🤎:

Kindred Space LA (@kindredspacela)
The Birth Sanctuary (@the.birth.sanctuary)
Chicago South Side Birth Center (@chicagosouthsidebirthcenter)

Birthing love and birthing power becomes evermore imperative for the care of Black birthers as the Black maternal health crisis persists.

Celebrate and reflect on this week and the work of Black midwives by:

1️⃣ Requesting a screening of Deliver Us on our site. 🌻

2️⃣ Supporting the Birth Center Leader Wellness Fund
@birthcenterequitybce

#BCW26 #deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery by @deliverusdoc

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Why would we wait for those who don’t understand our lived experience to build what we need?

We are the liberation that we need. ✊🏾

And Deliver Us makes that abundantly clear. 🌻

Request a screening of our documentary on the black maternal health crisis and what Black midwives are doing about it on our website 🔗

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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Black infants have the lowest breastfeeding initiation rates of any racial group at 79.4% (CDC, 2026) and the reason lies in our history. ⬇️

📚 Slave labor prevented Black mothers from nursing their own children in favor of that of their owners’.

📚 The targeted marketing of formula to Black mothers in the late 20th century led to the belief that formula was just as healthy, or even healthier, than breast milk (NC Health News, 2022).

Black women disproportionately experience a number of barriers to breastfeeding and the return of Black midwives is the key to breaking these barriers down.

Learn more about Black Breastfeeding Week @blkbfingweek

#deliverus #blackmaternity #blackbreastfeedingweek #blackmidwifery #bbw2026 by @deliverusdoc

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This National Women’s Equality Day, we emphasize the need for the fair treatment of the Black women and people who bring life into this world.

And for us, it starts with Black midwives. 🌻

Celebrate by requesting a screening of Deliver Us on our website (🔗 in bio).

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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Stories were told. 📖
Voices were amplified. 🗣️
History was remembered. 🌻

Thank you to the participants, crew members, donors and creatives that brought Deliver Us to life!

If you want to bring the stories of Black midwives and mothers to your community, request a screening of Deliver Us on our website 🔗

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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The agenda is: The liberation of birth. 🌻

The history of legislation that hinders Black midwifery as a medical profession runs deep and Stephanie Mitchell doesn’t let it stop her.

Follow the collective journeys of the amazing Black midwives of Deliver Us and request a screening of Deliver Us on our website (🔗 in bio).

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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Next stop, Indianapolis! 🛫

Deliver Us is headed to the Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival (@ibdff) as an official selection, and we couldn’t be more proud.

The details:
🗓️ August 15th
📍Indianapolis, IN
🎬 Screening (Block 10)
⏰ 4:50 PM

Black midwives around the country are opening birth centers and demanding justice for Black mothers, and you can see their stories told on the big screen.

Share Deliver Us with your community by requesting a screening on our website 🔗
https://www.deliverusdoc.com/

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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“It is not a human experience. It’s a racial experience.”

The Black maternal health crisis is a crisis not only because Black mothers are dying, but because Black mothers are constantly going unheard at the cost of their lives.

Request a screening of Deliver Us on our website (🔗 in bio)

#deliverus #blackmaternity #maternalhealth #blackmidwifery #womenshealth by @deliverusdoc

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