Georgia Affiliate of the ACNM

06/10/2023

My baby and I are working together in harmony to bring about a safe and positive birth.

06/10/2023

Yes you are! 💕

05/26/2023

You are stronger than you think.

05/26/2023

Its National Women's Health Week! Did you know that breastfeeding reduces the mother's risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and breast and ovarian cancers, some of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Breastfeeding is good for women's health too!

04/07/2023

04/07/2023

The value of as a public health investment is clear and backed by research. Breastfeeding prevents malnutrition, infectious diseases, and mortality in infants, and reduces the risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life. Investments and support are needed at the societal level, beyond the individual level to reduce barriers to breastfeeding.

04/07/2023

Get fired up for with us on Wednesday, April 12 at 12:30 PM ET for our Policy Virtual Rally to launch “Black Mamas Matter: In Policy and Practice,” BMMA’s new policy agenda! We’ll hear from our Alliance partners and Black Maternal Health policy champions on why we need these policy changes and how we can make them a reality in our communities. Featured speakers include U.S. Senator Cory Booker, REPS. Lauren Underwood and Alma Adams, BMMA’s own Angela D. Aina, Feminist Women’s Health Center Executive Director Kwajelyn Jackson, and more!

Meet us there by registering at bit.ly/BMHW23RALLY

03/26/2023

These researchers asked women to help them define a woman-centered perspective on health during pregnancy.
This was the response:

Health for women in pregnancy (termed "Deep Health")included emotional well-being, financial stability, and support.
Deep Health represented an embodied sense of happiness, energy, stability, and purpose (Being)
supported through positive health practices (Doing)
and adequate financial and social resources (Having).

I think we have already known this as well.

To explore and define a woman-centered perspective on health during pregnancy.Qualitative study using abductive thematic analysis of semi-structured i…

03/26/2023

We do know this already, but someone had to study it. Thanks, University of British Columbia.

New UBC research shows that midwives in British Columbia are providing safe primary care for pregnancies of all medical risk levels, contrary to a popular belief that midwives mostly manage low-risk pregnancies.

03/18/2023

Vermonters deserve to have all the choices available to them when it comes to giving birth. Hear from parents, midwives, and doctors detailing why this is im...

03/15/2023

Happy Black Midwife Day.

Thoughts from Dr. Lexi Dunn, PhD CNM, researcher, activist, clinician:

"For hundreds of years black women have suffered because of white supremacy and the desire to profit off of our bodies...

Mama Betsey, Anarcha, and Lucy---Although your temples were desecrated, we will forever honor you. As a Black midwife and educator, I promise to fiercely protect our people.

Your suffering and sacrifice will not be in vain."

12/21/2022

🚌🚸Montgomery Pilgrimage - https://mailchi.mp/49cb0834fe6a/montgomery-pilgrimage

12/03/2022

GA midwives consider joining this pilgrimage!

12/02/2022

11/29/2022

Affiliate Voting Ballot - https://mailchi.mp/aaefbff92471/affiliate-voting-ballot-5297640
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JYHNR26

10/24/2022

Affiliate Nominations - https://mailchi.mp/ad5abdb46550/affiliate-nominations-5250772