Every March, during Women’s History Month, we celebrate progress. We celebrate voting rights, workplace equity, leadership, and education. We recognize the women who pushed boundaries so that future generations could live with more freedom and opportunity.

But there is one area that still does not receive the attention it deserves: maternal health.

Supporting mothers during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is not just about comfort or preference. It is about safety, dignity, and rights. And when we look at the data, it becomes clear that maternal health is deeply connected to women’s equity.

Learn about the history of obstetric racism, its affects on Black maternal health, and how to combat it.

Modern doulas didn’t appear out of nowhere. They come from a long lineage of Black midwives, healers, and community caretakers whose wisdom still shapes birth today.