Marlene Morris

The Black Birth Collective

Cassandra Miller

Romanique Rice

Angela Manella

The Black Birth Collective is dedicated to delivering compassionate and intentional support to Black birth workers who provide evidence-based practices that improve the maternal and infant vitality within the Black Community.

Amber Jenkins

Shay

Join us as we gather together to honor movement and dance within our culture for black history month. Let's dive into the history of our past as we learn how rhythm and movement transformed our lives throughout time.

The History of Movement

Awesome Cleveland

Javonne

Kevin Peeples

JASMINE

Open Collective Foundation

<h3><blockquote>The Mission</blockquote></h3><div>The <strong>Black Birth Collective</strong> is dedicated to delivering compassionate and intentional care with evidence based practices to improve the maternal and infant vitality with the <strong>BLACK</strong> community.<br /><br /></div><h3><blockquote>The Vision</blockquote></h3><div>To enhance the quality of life for <strong>BLACK</strong> people to ensure future generations live on. We are nurturing, inspiring, uplifting and respectful <strong>BLACK</strong> maternal health professionals.<br /><br /></div><h3><blockquote>The Values</blockquote></h3><div>We strive to educate, uplift and inspire the <strong>BLACK</strong> family and the <strong>BLACK</strong> community. We value our people, support and encourage their growth and celebrate their achievements. </div><div><br /><br /></div><h3><blockquote>Our Story</blockquote></h3><div>Officially founded in September 2022, The Black Birth Collective (TBBC) came together organically in the preceding months. Crossing paths at a BIPOC professional gathering, TBBC’s founders were drawn to each other with a vision to sustainably uplift the work and quality of life of Black birth workers — and thereby the Black families they serve. <br /><br /></div><div>Noticing the lack of resources for Black families, TBBC’s founders shared a mission to make the freedom of home birth joyful, safe, and accessible for Black families locally and internationally. Their first collective effort was the hosting of a community open house in April 2022, showcasing the volume, quality, and depth of Black birth services available to northeast Ohio’s Black families. Through strategic, multi-layered education and training for the profession and the community, TBBC improves healthy birth and maternal outcomes.  <br /><br /></div><div>Founded in a deep historical understanding of Black birth experiences — and through intentionally uplifting the work, training, and emotional support of Black birth workers — TBBC makes reparative justice happen. By infusing the community with nurturance, sisterhood, and trauma-conscious integration of past and present, TBBC’s work creates a ripple effect that impacts each birth worker, their colleagues, collegial partnerships, and — most importantly —  the Black families they serve. </div><div><br /></div>

Bunny Panda

Cassandra

Incognito

A service trip to build bridges of material support and understanding between Black and Senegalese birth workers

The Black Birth Collective

The Black Birth Collective is dedicated to delivering compassionate and intentional support to Black birth workers who provide evidence-based practices that improve the maternal and infant vitality within the Black Community.

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