Pregnancy & Birth

This fact sheet includes nine concrete strategies to remove the structural racism that worsens Black birthing people's mental health.

Our Bodies Ourselves celebrated International Day of the Midwife with the Bay State Birth Coalition on May 5, 2026.

Formula shortages disproportionately affect Black birthing people because of a long history in which they have been both prohibited and discouraged from breastfeeding.

We joined 100 other activists for Midwife Advocacy Day, organized by the Bay State Birth Coalition, at the Massachusetts Statehouse on April 14, 2026.

This March of Dimes article discusses conditions that may result in the loss of a pregnancy or a newborn, health disparities in pregnancy loss, and helpful tips for coping with loss.

What does the current research say about getting the flu vaccine during pregnancy?

After a traumatic birth experience, ash luna struggled to find support as a nonbinary parent of a child with a disability. So they set out to create their own community. This effort transformed into the 4th Trimester Bodies Project.

Fetal personhood laws and other abortion restrictions play a significant role in the criminalization of pregnancy.

The Boston Neighborhood Network discusses racial inequities in Black maternal health care, and what we can do about this public health crisis.

What are the differences among obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs), family physicians, and midwives?

Photojournalist Karen Kasmauski documents the the work of Black midwives and doulas, who are making progress against staggering racial disparities in birthing outcomes.

Attacks on our reproductive choices are costing the lives of Black women and birthing people of color. This report from the Black Maternal Health Federal Policy Collective highlights the importance of accessible abortion care and the need to protect our right to abortion.