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Offering full spectrum evidence-based doula care, training, & advocacy forums.
#beyondbirthwork #decolonizebirth #doula

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This fall, moms are showing up. 🗳️💛

Across the Mother & Infant Cash Coalition, we’ve supported more than 36,000 moms, and now we’re helping every mom get ready to vote, kids and all.

MamaVotes makes it easy:
✅ Register in about 2 minutes
✅ See what’s on your ballot
✅ Find your polling place
✅ Know your rights at the polls
✅ Find out if you can bring the kids (in almost every state, yes!)

Free, nonpartisan, and in 10 languages. Start at the link in bio.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Share this with a mom who needs it, and follow along for reminders. 👇

#MamaVotes #MomsVote #VoteWithYourKids #RegisterToVote #Election2026

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Every family deserves to feel seen, heard, and respected throughout pregnancy and birth.

This week, we are spotlighting Ancient Song, Inc., a birth justice organisation working to transform maternity care through holistic doula support, education, advocacy, and community led care.

From training more than 2,000 full spectrum doulas to expanding access to culturally responsive support, Ancient Song is helping address maternal health inequities and strengthen the communities they serve.

Birth justice means creating a system where dignity, safety, choice, and respect are not privileges, but part of every family’s experience.

#BirthJustice
#MaternalHealth
#Doula
HealthEquity
MCHAdvocacy

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I'm not new to this; I'm true to this.

I'm honored to be speaking at **Jazz, Jeans & Pearls,** hosted by North Jersey Alumnae Minerva Corporation Inc, on September 27th in Garwood, NJ. This year's focus is on advancing Black maternal and infant health outcomes, right down my alley!

Advancing Black maternal health has been a throughline in my work for over a decade, from CASA volunteer work pre law school, to public defender and trial attorney, to reproductive rights and justice work nationally, including the Deep South where I'm from. I have since co-published on obstetric racism and appeared on the Emmy winning episode of CNN's United Shades of America, Body Politics, in 2019.

Today, through my consulting practice, I work alongside organizations and leaders advocating in this space, helping them close the gap between their values and their operations. People doing this needed work deserve to feel supported and resourced. That is often not the case.

Full bio in my link in bio. Details, tickets, or donate: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/jazz-jeans-and-pearls--2026

#BlackMaternalHealth #MaternalHealthEquity #CivilRightsAttorney #JazzJeansAndPearls #BlackWomenLawyers DeltaSigmaTheta ReproductiveJustice

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Midwifery Mode… 👌🏽

@havenmidwiferycollective @trinishac @earth_shine_wellness @ancientsong @birth_justice_institute_

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We kicked off our Birth Center Week events with Lactation basics for doulas from all the Citywide Doula Initiative. Doulas sound off in the chat 👇🏾 How was day one?
#doula
#doulatraining

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Medicaid coverage of doula services is a nuanced and layered issue. Here are some angles.

#doulas #birth #equity #economic #justice

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The 2025 State of NYC Women Conference highlighted the urgent need for a city where we invest in women’s safety, health, economic stability, and civic engagement.

"How can we maintain funding infrastructure while genuinely helping the people who need it most? In a time of misinformation, disinformation, and lost trust, our work must be transparent, accountable, and rooted in the lived experiences of the communities we serve." – @chanel_porchia, Founder of @ancientsong

Change isn’t just about systems, it’s also about culture. We need to value lived experience, recognize essential roles like care work, and embed empathy in governance. Women, especially young women, women of color, immigrant women, and gender-expansive people, are in the room, but do they hold meaningful decision-making positions?

🔗 Explore the policy recommendations in the State of NYC Women Report: Link in Bio.

🔗 Interested in joining the movement? Explore the 2026 Conference on October 8th with the Link in Bio!

#StateOfNYCWomen #MaternalHealthEquity #CommunityLeadership #WomenCreatingChange #ReproductiveJustice #NYCPolicy #FeministGovernance #StateOfNYCWomen

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New Zealand runs the only fully nationalized midwife-led continuity of care model in the world, four out of five births there are led by a midwife from first appointment through six weeks postpartum. A Cochrane review of fifteen trials and over seventeen thousand women found that model leads to less medical intervention and higher maternal satisfaction. Kathy Fray practiced inside that system for over thirty years, delivering close to 500 babies with a personal C-section rate near 15 percent against a demographic average closer to 50. MotherWise MasterClasses is built from that evidence base, not theory
Website: kathyfray.com
YouTube
youtube.com/@motherwise4193
#mothers#labourpain

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Doula Divine Reporting For Duty 🫡❤️

#Cdi #ancientsong #doula #motherhood #maternalsupport

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What was your postpartum experience like? Mine was very challenging after my first child. I thought that if you have a natural labor you will have a natural recovery. In my training I learned some important tips: 1. Keep loved ones close and lean into support and care from your village no matter how small for the first 40 days 2. Stay away from cold at all costs 3. Ensure your cup is full because you will be pouring into your new baby 4. Get your hair done before birth and have your favorite light natural scents in your room. What are some things that helped you. #postpartum #womblove #healing #blackbrownwomen #beauty

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Day 269 of 1,000 | 1000 Days to Build a Birth Center Campaign

Birth Center Week 2026 planning is well underway, and this year's theme, "Birthing Love, Birthing Power," speaks directly to the future we are building.

We are honored to be a developing birth center with Birth Center Equity working alongside midwives, birth workers, and advocates across the nation to make Black-owned birth centers a reality. Together, we are creating spaces where families are seen, supported, and empowered to welcome new life with dignity, love, and culturally rooted care.

Our vision is bold: a future where midwifery care is accessible to all and where 50% of babies are born into the hands of midwives by the year 2050.

If you haven't already, sign the 50 by 50 petition and join this movement for birth justice, community healing, and generational change. When we invest in birth, we invest in the power, health, and freedom of our communities.

269 days down, 731 to go. 💛

#BirthCenterWeek

#BCW2026

#BirthingLoveBirthingPower

#50by50

#BirthbyQueens

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Black and Latinx birthing people in Central Brooklyn face some of the steepest barriers to safe maternal care in New York City.

Women Creating Change in partnership with @ancientsong Inc. is hosting a workshop about building the skills and connections to change that, one conversation, one community at a time. Join for a free dinner and advocacy training later tonight, at 6:00 PM | 521 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, NY, Ancient Song Inc.

You don't want to miss this one. To register, visit the Link in Bio!

#BirthJustice #MaternalHealth #CentralBrooklyn #ReproductiveJustice #HealthEquity #WomenCreatingChange #AncientSongInc

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