National Resources for Pregnant and Parenting People

Birthwork is action work. Explore these organizations for advocacy and reproductive rights to guide families on their journey.

• Center for Reproductive Rights- Global legal reproductive rights action organization https://beta.reproductiverights.org 
• Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teens- https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/promoting/parenting/pregnant-teens/ 
• National Perinatal Taskforce- “seeks to dismantle the braid of oppression impacting communities of color. We recognize strength and abundance in the breadth of our intersectional collective in order to harness the limitless power of our lived experiences.” https://perinataltaskforce.com 
• Black Mamas Matter Alliance- A national cross-sectional alliance, led by Black women to ” advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.” https://blackmamasmatter.org
• National Association to Advance Black Birth- An organization that advocate for Black Maternal Health through research, policy, activism, and education. https://thenaabb.org
• National Advocates for Pregnant Women- “is a non-profit organization that works to secure the human and civil rights, health and welfare of all people, focusing particularly on pregnant and parenting women, and those who are most likely to be targeted for state control and punishment – low income women, women of color, and drug-using women.” http://www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org/
• SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective- https://www.sistersong.net
• National Birth Equity Collaborative- “creates solutions that optimize Black maternal and infant health through training, policy advocacy, research, and community-centered collaboration.” https://birthequity.org