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National Birth Equity Collaborative

MAMA+ Health Policy Agenda: 2022 Regular Session Report

Mama+ Health Policy Agenda Enters Year Two

6 min readOct 3, 2022

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MAMA+ Health Policy Agenda: 2022 Regular Session Report

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

How public policy can be supportive of parents that have opted to breastfeed

Embarking on the journey of parenthood comes with many challenges, choices and so many new emotions. It’s a time when parents find…

3 min readSep 2, 2022

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How public policy can be supportive of parents that have opted to breastfeed

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

The Importance and Adamant Need For Black Maternal Health Week

The National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) is one of the nation’s leading experts and advocates for change in the Black maternal health…

4 min readMay 3, 2022

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The Importance and Adamant Need For Black Maternal Health Week

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

Building For Liberation

The centering of Black Women, Families, and systems of care

4 min readMar 1, 2022

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Building For Liberation

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

The Overlap between Food Justice and Reproductive Justice

Food Justice is the fundamental belief that healthy food is a human right and the movement to address the barriers that keep that idea from…

5 min readJan 25, 2022

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The Overlap between Food Justice and Reproductive Justice

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

Envision Equality: Through the lens of Environmental and Reproductive Justice

What would a gender just world look like? How will we know when we’ve achieved it?

4 min readNov 2, 2021

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Envision Equality: Through the lens of Environmental and Reproductive Justice

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

Valuable or Viable: Reproductive Justice and the Texas Abortion Ban

The Supreme Court’s refusal to stop Texas’ unconstitutional six-week abortion ban endangers the lives people with the capacity for…

4 min readSep 16, 2021

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Valuable or Viable: Reproductive Justice and the Texas Abortion Ban

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK: Sickle Cell Anemia Disease And Breastfeeding

What is sickle cell disease?

5 min readSep 15, 2021

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BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK: Sickle Cell Anemia Disease And Breastfeeding

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

Breaking the Negative Stigma of Black Breastfeeding: The Historic Trauma

This week we are honored to celebrate and bring awareness to the Black Breastfeeding journey. We know Breastfeeding to be one of our…

2 min readSep 14, 2021

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Breaking the Negative Stigma of Black Breastfeeding: The Historic Trauma

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK: ‘So Many Women Like Me, Who Want To Be Able To Breastfeed But Can’t’

I remember as a little girl wanting nothing more than to have children, and becoming a mother of 3 has been a joyful experience for me. I…

2 min readSep 13, 2021

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BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK: ‘So Many Women Like Me, Who Want To Be Able To Breastfeed But Can’t’

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National Birth Equity Collaborative

National Birth Equity Collaborative

The National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) is a leading voice on racial inequities in Black maternal health & birth equity founded by Dr. Joia Crear-Perry.

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