WHAT WE DO
Policy & Advocacy
The Policy Shop is responsible for managing NBEC’s Federal, State, and Local policy and advocacy priorities. The Policy Shop uses a reproductive justice lens to make recommendations to elected officials, key stakeholders, and community-based advocacy groups in an effort to advance birth equity through policy, practice, and programs.
Our Latest Insights in Policy & Advocacy
More from Our Policy & Advocacy Team
How the Momnibus Bill Seeks to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes
Why Black Women & Birthing People Are Experiencing Poor Outcomes
Agenda
Birth Equity Policy
Fact Sheet
Black Maternal Mental Health
in the United States
Black Maternal Health
Momnibus Act of 2021
NBEC Policy Shop: Federal Policy Team
Insights
How the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act Advances Reproductive Justice
Agenda
Mama+ Health Policy – New Orleans Momnibus
Insights
Evidence-Informed and Community-Based Recommendations for Improving Black Maternal Health
Insights
Juneteenth and the Fight for Reproductive Justice
Report
National Birth Equity Collaborative’s Louisiana 2021 Legislative Session Report
Report
National Birth Equity Collaborative’s Louisiana 2020 Legislative Session Report
Proclamation
State of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Proclamation of Black Maternal Health Week
Insights
Mississippi Environmental Policy Scan
Letter
on Postpartum Extension Option
Further Reading
- “Paid Maternity Leave Saves Lives” by Joia Adele Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG | Bloomberg | Read More
- “Envisioning A Gender Just World: Global Thought Leaders Weigh In” | Forbes | Read More
- “Black Women, COVID-19 and Equal Pay” by Krystina Muhammad and Frankie Robertson | Essence | Read More
- “Parenting In the Pandemic: Why the Struggle Is Real for Black Mothers” by Frankie Robertson | Essence | Read More
- “The Struggle is Real: Working Black Mothers, Childcare and COVID-19” by Frankie Robertson | Essence | Read More
- “Centering Black Voices Is Key to Addressing the Black Maternal Health Crisis” by Alise Powell | Urban Institute | Read More
- “Improving Maternal Health Outcomes Isn’t that Complicated” by Shalini Raichur, Dawn Godbolt | rewire news group | Read More