April 12th 2023.
This week is a great opportunity to show our support for Black mamas around the world. It is Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW), and it began on Tuesday, Apr 11. The annual campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance was created to help restore Black autonomy and joy, particularly in light of the rising maternal mortality rate in the U.S. among Black women.
Alexis Grantham, a Detroit-based doula, spoke out to CBS News, saying “we need people that look like us to advocate for us and support us. Black women are dying more than any other race when it comes to childbirth and even postpartum.” With this in mind, BMHW is held during National Minority Health Month to not only raise awareness and build activism, but to also amplify the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people.
Maternal healthcare is essential, and to have a doula is not a luxury. Here are three healthcare companies and startups that strive to serve the needs, wants, and desires of Black women, because they deserve to live. Mahmee is a Black-founded maternal healthcare company, aiming to revolutionize maternal and child healthcare and eliminate the maternal health crisis. Melissa Hanna, the CEO and founder, established Mahmee to provide wraparound services for parents from initial pregnancy to the first few years of birth, all while addressing inequities in maternal healthcare. At $149 a month, Mahmee members gain access to six services, such as registered nurses, lactation consultants, doula care, mental health coaching, nutrition practices, and care coordination. 19,000 new and expecting parents have already turned to Mahmee’s platform, and nearly half of them identify as Black women.
This week is an opportunity to celebrate and support Black mamas everywhere. It is Black Maternal Health Week. This annual campaign, founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, began on Tuesday, Apr 11, with the goal of restoring Black autonomy and joy in the face of challenging healthcare circumstances.
In light of the US maternal mortality crisis among Black women, and amid growing cases of neglect in pregnancy, labor and delivery care in hospital systems, the Alliance reminds us that “our bodies belong to us.”
“We need people that look like us to advocate for us and support us,” said Alexis Grantham, a Detroit-based doula, per CBS News. “Black women are dying more than any other race when it comes to childbirth and even postpartum.”
Black Maternal Health Week is held during National Minority Health Month to “build awareness, activism, and community-building” and to “amplify the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people.”
Maternal healthcare and doula care is not a luxury. Here are three healthcare companies and startups that strive to serve the needs, wants, and desires of Black women because they deserve to live healthy and fulfilled lives.
Mahmee is a Black-founded maternal healthcare company, revolutionizing maternal and child healthcare while tackling its mission of eliminating the maternal health crisis. With a vision to create a nationwide workforce of providers that can deliver personalized maternity care at scale, Mahmee offers a membership for $149/month that includes access to six services, including registered nurses, lactation consultants, doula care, mental health coaching, nutrition practices, and care coordination. To date, 19,000 new and expecting parents, nearly half of whom identify as Black women, have turned to the Mahmee platform for support.
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