Tools

Access practical tools designed to support research, care, and advocacy in Black perinatal and reproductive health.

• AIM CCI Maternal Monologues Toolkit — A toolkit for communities sharing birthing stories to raise awareness, support healing, and drive maternal health action.
• BEP Digital Toolkit — A Columbia University toolkit on racial and health inequities affecting Black birthing people.
• BMMA 2025 Black Maternal Health Week Toolkit — Messaging, facts, social posts, and advocacy resources for Black Maternal Health Week.
• CHCS Building Patient-Provider Trust Toolkit — Exercises and patient handouts for building trust and navigating biased healthcare systems.
• EMC Maternal Health Advocacy Toolkit — Questions and prompts for Black and Brown birthing people to use during prenatal care.
• IHI Guiding Principles for Improving Black Maternal Health — Principles for equitable, community-driven improvements in Black maternal outcomes.
• UCSF NICU Toolkit for Black Families — Guidance for Black families navigating neonatal intensive care, advocacy, lactation, and wellbeing.
• Black Doula Toolkit — Strategies for Black doulas around self-care, advocacy, community partnerships, and culturally competent care.
• Birth Equity Toolkit 2024 — A toolkit addressing hospital-level obstetric outcome disparities for Black birthing people.