The Latest From #BelieveBirth
NEW BELIEVE Birth Series
The ‘BELIEVE Birth Innovation Conversations’ video and podcast series aims to inspire change in maternal healthcare. Covering a variety of maternal health topics with industry experts, each video reel is a snippet of insight taken from interviews with leaders in this space. We’re on a mission to innovate health training and support maternal health learners with foundational quality care practices.
Join us each week as we listen to leaders in this space share ways we can better serve Black birthing people and support their care teams.
Stream BELIEVE Birth Shorts.
The Heart Truth Partner Feature
To learn more about Black maternal health and the importance of advancing healthcare practices, The Heart Truth® connected with Kimberly Harper, perinatal/neonatal outreach coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) School of Medicine’s Center for Maternal and Infant Health, and Janiya Mitnaul Williams, program director of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s (NC A&T) Human Lactation Program.
Uplifting Black and Brown Lactation Success 2024 Conference
August 7-9 | Greensboro, NC
The NC A&T Human Lactation Team is thrilled to announce the Uplifting Black and Brown Lactation Success 2024 Conference.
Past Events:
Black Maternal Health Week
April 11-18th, we will be sharing toolkits, resources, events, partner work & ways you can honor Black birth & advance Black maternal health outcomes.
As we conclude #BMHW24, join us on April 18th at 12pm ET for a webinar: Prioritizing Black Maternal Mental Health: Learning from the Knowledge of Experts – Presented by Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, PhD, LCMHCA (NC), NCC, Postdoctoral Associate, the University of Maryland, College Park
2024 Semi-Annual Meeting Recap
2024 Theme: “Maternal Care, Connection, & Collaboration”
This year, the EQUATE Coordinating Center at P3 EQUATE Network, as part of the American Heart Association, hosted by the Believe IPE Team hosted EQUATE member teams at a 2024 Semi-Annual Meeting to unite as colleagues and people with a shared passion to drive change maternal health care in the U.S.
Read and watch highlights from the Semi Annual EQUATE Network program here
Heart Your Mama
This Mother’s Day, our team is encouraging everyone to #HeartYourMama by making sure she is staying well. Our experts have exciting partnerships and upcoming campaign news to announce. We’ll continue sharing heart health resources for patients and practitioners. Interested in joining? Have a resource to share?
Let us know what’s going on within your teams and we will spread the news! Contact SuzanneW@med.unc.edu.
The Skimm Parenting
Ask An Expert: Strengthening the Pelvic Floor
Skim through expert advice on pelvic floor after childbirth with Kimberly Harper in TheSkimm Parenting.
Join us for the BELIEVE in Black Joy Gala, an evening of supporting and honoring Black Joy and innovators in Black maternal health.
Believe in HBCUs Mixer
The latest from #BelieveBirth team and partners:
- See the team out and about – #BelieveBirth
- New report from @foundationhli this week: “Progress and Opportunities: Maternal and Child Health Equity in North Carolina” report. So much great work featured. Read now.
- Feature: At the Black Maternal Health Conference, read the #BelieveBirth team in NC Health News. Read now.
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