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APRIL 11-17, 2025
2025
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK
The 2025 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW25) theme, “Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy,” emphasizes the power of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and reproductive health organizations to drive systemic change and foster community healing. The theme acknowledges the persistent legacies of systemic oppression(s), reproductive injustices, and health inequities that have disproportionately affected Black Mamas and people. It emphasizes the need for healing at both individual and community levels while addressing the need for restorative approaches to maternal health care.
BMHW25 celebrates the leadership and expertise of Black community-based organizations as the foundation for advancing equity and ensuring transformative, sustainable improvements in Black Maternal Health. Advancing collective action highlights the essential role of collaboration between Black-led organizations, advocates, and communities to lead advocacy efforts, shape policies, and amplify solutions.
Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy
THIS YEAR'S THEME
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This year’s toolkit provides messaging guidance around our theme, "Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health through Collective Action and Advocacy," along with key facts, talking points, sample posts, graphics, and more to help you engage!
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This week underscores the necessity of Unity and the Power of Community to create a future where Black Mamas, families, and communities,
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Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people.
The week is intentionally held during National Minority Health Month and begins on April 11th annually to join dozens of global organizations in marking this day as International Day for Maternal Health and Rights – an opportunity to advocate for the elimination of maternal mortality, globally.
The activities and conversations hosted throughout the week intentionally center the values and practices of the birth and reproductive justice movements.
About BMHW:
Healing Legacies
BMHW25 EVENTS:
1B+
People Reached via Media
430+
Total Number of Events Hosted
$400K+
FUNDING
RAISED
23,800+
Total Webinar Registrants & Event Participants
BMHW IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
Learn more about Events
April 11th:
BMHW25 Virtual Pep Rally—Black Maternal Health in Your Neighborhood
April 12th:
2025 ATL Black Maternal Health Walk & Block Party
April 14th:
Healing Legacies: Using Data to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes
April 15th:
Black Maternal Health Professionals' Networking Event
April 16th:
Mama’s Milk: Collective Action for Nourishing Families through Community Milk Sharing
April 17th:
Thriving in Maternal Health Through Policy and Advocacy
BMHW25 Virtual Pep Rally—Black Maternal Health in Your Neighborhood
2025 ATL Black Maternal Health Walk & Block Party
- Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation & Aquatic Center
- 110 Hilliard St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
- Check-in: 8:00AM | 9:30AM
- Registration Link
April 14th:
Healing Legacies: Using Data to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes
- VIRTUAL - 1PM
- Registration Link
- Watch Live: Instagram @blackmamasmatter
April 15th:
Black Maternal Health Professionals' Networking Event
- The Lola, Atlanta, GA–6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
- Secure your ticket
April 16th:
Mama’s Milk: Collective Action for Nourishing Families through Community Milk Sharing
- VIRTUAL (YoutubeLive)–1:00 PM ET
- Watch LIVE
April 17th:
Thriving in Maternal Health Through Policy and Advocacy
- VIRTUAL– 12:00 PM ET - 1:30 PM ET
- Registration Link
285+
Total Sign-Ons to BMHW Resolution
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Redirect and reframe the conversation on Black maternal health and amplify the voices of Black mamas
Shift Culture:
Explore, introduce, and enhance holistic and comprehensive approaches to Black mamas’ care
Advance Care for Black Mamas
Leverage the talent and knowledge that exists in Black communities and cultivate innovative research methods to inform the policy agenda to improve Black maternal health
Cultivate Research:
Introduce and advance policy grounded in the human rights framework that addresses Black maternal health inequity and improves Black maternal health outcomes
Change Policy:
OUR GOALS
OUR GOALS:
We envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy.
Our VISION
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas and birthing people to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.
Our Mission
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