Liberate Black Birth
Order the Book Here!
The 2nd edition of Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth is now available to order via Routledge Publishing. Click here to order the book!
Utilize Birthing Justice for your classroom:
Please click here if you would like to order an inspection copy of the book.
Start or Join a Birthing Justice Reading Group.
Want to dive deeper into the book? Start or join a Reading Group. Here's how:
1. Click here to download the Reading Group guide.
2. Decide on a date, time and place for the first gathering, and whether it will be virtual or in person.
3. Is it open to all or open people who fall into a specific category, like health professionals, doulas, or mamas?
4. Invite friends and /or colleagues, you can also post an invitation on your social media feeds.
5. Post an invitation on the Birthing Justice Facebook page with details about the criteria for joining and how to contact you.
6. Have your first gathering! Discuss as a group: will you meet biweekly, monthly? Ask each member to pick a chapter that they would like to lead a discussion about. Use the questions as a discussion guide.
7. Have fun, get vulnerable and enjoy the journey of discovery!
Black Women Birthing Justice
BWBJ is a grass-roots collective out of Oakland, CA. We are Black women and individuals across the African Diaspora working to transform birthing experiences for Black women and birthing people.
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What is Birthing Justice?
We believe that Birth Justice exists when women and transfolks are empowered during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and postpartum to make healthy decisions for themselves and their babies.
