To support the empowerment of Black birthing individuals, infants and their families when it comes to their health, by providing them with services and resources to navigate the system with hopes to improve their birthing outcome.
To use a social justice framework lens to improve Black birthing individuals and their infants health outcomes by breaking down the systemic barrier that continuously reinforces anti-black racism and reproductive biopowers.
Black individuals have expressed that they have no autonomy and do not feel empowered or heard when it comes to their health. As a society and healthcare system we have failed to understand and acknowledge the mechanisms that cause the barriers in the first place. We continue to fail to address the issues that perpetuate discrimination, racism, biases and health disparities.
There was a desire and need to create something that focused on African, Black and Caribbean reproductive health. Black Reproductive Empowerment and Transparent Health Equity (BREATHE) Midwives was created to address these concerns by supporting the African, Black and Caribbean community who are impacted negatively from the social determinate of health. BREATHE Midwives will focus on the spectrum of health sexual, reproductive, and obstetrical issues that usually are dismissed, ignored and/or minimized in the Black population leading to poor birthing and infant outcomes.
We are thankful for our partners and collaborators who support us to help make our initiatives possible. Working together is the only way in supporting Black Reproductive, Sexual, Birthing and Infant health. Let’s support our community.
