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Black Mamas ATX is here to support you before, during, and after your baby is born.
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Birth Support

  • Sister Doula program offers holistic support and childbirth education for healthy pregnancies
  • Includes prenatal, birth, and one year of postpartum care visits (virtual & in-person), labor support (in-person)
  • Sister Circle Community membership

Mental Health & Wellness

  • Free, confidential psychotherapy & counseling for: trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting & relationships, family dynamics, intimate partner violence, spirituality and other concerns
  • Soothe Your Nerves Anxiety Support Groups
  • Wellness activities: Mindfulness, yoga, & GirlTrek
  • Case consultation and connection to community resources

Community Support & Education

  • Childbirth Education, Lactation Education and other workshops.
  • Mamas Meetups and Sister Circle Community
  • Community outreach & advocacy
  • Groundwater Analysis Training in collaboration with Joyce James Consulting

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Prenatal Care Tips

While proper prenatal care and screening is important, Black mothers also need the support of fathers, family and the community to ensure a healthy prenatal, birthing and postpartum experience.

Benefits of Doulas

Doulas are non-medical professionals who empower women and their partners to be their own best advocates and provide continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a mother before, during and shortly after pregnancy.

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It’s up to us all to change the maternal mortality rate of black women

It’s up to us all to change the maternal mortality rate of black women

We’re all familiar with the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” When it comes to Black maternal health in the United States, let’s adapt that to create a new African-American proverb, “It takes a village to save Black moms.” The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is rising and Black women bear the brunt of it, but that’s not where our story ends. We all have the power to create a new narrative by supporting new and expecting moms.

UT Students Work to End Maternal Mortality

UT Students Work to End Maternal Mortality

Will Sherratt | Spectrum News AUSTIN, Texas -- Maternal mortality rates are far too high here at home. “It is a persistent problem in Texas and across the United States,” says Parth Gupta, a University of Texas at Austin junior. Texas has high rate of maternal...