Most folx know how I feel about shady DMs. Why a Caucus of Black Midwives? That’s easy.

CM/CNM attend 1% of the births of white non-Latinx mamas. 52% of US birthing people

CM/CNM attend 8% of births of Black women 13% of birthing people

Thanks @RJWarrior for your #APHA talk

So @ACNMmidwives literally attend the births of Black mamas 2:1 to our white counterparts. <10% CM/CNM are Black, probably 5% but we don’t know because it certifying body doesn’t report the demographics of the workforce in 2020 @acog knows the demographics of its workforce

Out of nearly 40 CNM/CM education programs there is 1 Black program director & those of us Black midwives who precept & mentor Black students daily hear about behaviors and actions from program faculty can be labeled as nothing other than white supremacy.

All the while being on the receiving end of the same rscist behavior from the white service directors who employ us all to often & dictate the culture of the care given to those Black mamas we all say we want to save from “the patriarchy” which is a farce. It’s Matriarchy #NameIt

when white Women proliferate the workforce of OBGYNs & midwives of every educational background. We deserve a space within an organization built on Black womens bodies where we feel safe & can drive policies that serve Black mothers & Black midwives. #GladWeTalked