Maternal Health is Everyone’s Business
In a new article by Mamatoto Village’s team members, Alix Brooks, Research Specialist, and Erin Snowden, Director of Data and Social Impact, we explore why Maternal Health is Everyone’s Business.
From the systemic roots of health inequities to the life-changing impact of community-centered care, this article urges us all to take action. It is a powerful reminder that investing in maternal health, especially for Black women and birthing people, is a collective priority.
Maternal health is not just a woman’s issue—it’s a human issue. A justice issue. A future-of-our-society issue. And yes, it is everyone’s business.
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Mixed Methods Evaluation of Mothers Rising
The Mamatoto Village Data team recently presented their findings on the “Mixed Methods Evaluation of Mothers Rising.” This presentation revealed the results from a mixed methods community-based study of the Mothers Rising Home Visitation Program, a culturally congruent home visiting program for Black women and birthing people in Washington, D.C.
Click here to view the Mixed Methods Evaluation of Mothers Rising presentation.
Our Motherhood, Our Joy!
This article written by Rabiyah Amina, MPP, MS, Research Specialist and Erin Snowden, MPH, Director of Data and Social Impact, provides space to record the voices of Black women and our thoughts surrounding motherhood and advocates for the continued growth of these spaces. When we tell our stories we are affirming what we already know: Our motherhood stories are too beautifully complex to fit into a box of someone else’s creation. Black joy is abundant. Black joy is righteous. Black joy is supreme!
Click here to read Our Motherhood, Our Joy!