Diversity Uplifts, Inc.

A licensed clinical social worker and perinatal mental health specialist advancing coordinated care and culturally responsive support for Black birthing families across California.

Diversity Uplifts, Inc.

A perinatal mental health specialist focused on improving systems of care and equitable access for Black birthing people.

Maternal Mental Health NOW

Leading community building, strategic partnerships, and advocacy to advance the well-being of Black birthing people and perinatal providers in Los Angeles County.

Maternal Mental Health NOW

A licensed clinical social worker supporting collective care and workforce sustainability for Black birthworkers and the families they serve.

California Coalition for Black Birth Justice

Research and Evaluation Manager tracking the state of Black birth equity through data, landscape analysis, and community-rooted research.

California Perinatal Wellness Alliance

Founding Director and survivor leader using storytelling and policy advocacy to transform perinatal mental health systems.

EMCare2U

A board-certified emergency medicine physician bringing personalized, dignity-centered concierge care to postpartum mothers and author of "What to Expect Next!"

Black Women Organized for Political Action

A health policy researcher advancing equitable healthcare workforce development and coordinated care pathways for Black women and families in California.

Breathing Through Life

A Black maternal health advocate, community-based doula, and public health professional dedicated to advancing equity for Black birthing people through family-systems and trauma-informed approaches.

Premier Inspirations LLC

A certified life coach, speaker, and advocate using lived experience with infertility and hormonal health to break the silence around reproductive challenges facing Black women.

Black Girls Mental Health Collective

A perinatal mental health clinician specializing in couples support, centering the couple relationship as foundational to maternal wellness.

BGMH Foundation

An early childhood educator, family support professional, and certified Bringing Baby Home instructor dedicated to strengthening couple relationships during the transition to parenthood.

Black Infant Health of Riverside County

Program coordinator working to reduce Black infant mortality and improve perinatal mental health outcomes through community-driven programs and partnerships.

Janou Postpartum Center

A naturopathic doctor and certified doula supporting mothers through holistic healing, hormone balance, and culturally rooted wellness practices.

California Baptist University

A maternal-child health scholar and nurse educator whose research centers belonging and relational trust as essential protective factors in Black maternal mental health.

Option House Inc.

A domestic violence prevention leader with over 15 years of experience strengthening protective factors and trauma-informed support networks for Black mothers experiencing intimate partner violence.

Jorja’s Bliss

A holistic nutritionist and wellness practitioner supporting Black mothers through movement, nourishment, and community-centered care beyond the early postpartum period.

Black Mental Health Village

Executive director centering Black men and fathers as essential partners in protecting Black mothers' mental and maternal health.

Stanford University School of Medicine

A licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in Black perinatal mental health, grief, and trauma for high-risk families.

Roots Therapy & Consultation Services

A licensed clinical social worker and founder, advancing father-inclusive perinatal care and trauma-informed support for Black families.

Operation M.I.S.T.

A physical therapist and founder using remote health monitoring and data-driven tools to empower Black women toward safer pregnancies and better maternal outcomes.

The Serenity Brand Professional

Founder of The Serenity Brand, creating low-barrier, culturally responsive mental health programs that meet Black mothers at the moment of discharge and beyond.

April Parker Foundation

A social justice advocate and Associate Director passionate about empowering communities through access to health and education.

Kaiser Permanente East Bay

A certified full-spectrum doula, perinatal health educator, and founder of The Miles Foundation, expanding resources for Black midwifery and BIPOC-led perinatal organizations.

Kaiser Permanente East Bay

A health education supervisor co-creating culturally grounded perinatal wellness programs that center Black birthing people within a major health system.

Dr. Curls for the Girls

A pelvic floor physical therapist providing culturally affirming, trauma-informed care for Black mothers across the full perinatal continuum.

Her Black Wellness By Ciara

A registered nurse working the maternal health crisis from both sides through provider training and community healing spaces for Black women.

Bella Birthing

A labor and delivery nurse of 11 years and founder elevating the standard of maternal care through holistic, dignity-centered postpartum support.

Cedars-Sinai OBGYN Department'

A clinical psychologist and reproductive psychology director researching the impact of medical discrimination and trauma on Black maternal mental health.

Ìtùnú Psychiatry

A reproductive psychiatrist and behavioral health medical director specializing in perinatal psychiatric care and hormonal mental health for Black birthing people.

The Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence

A social epidemiologist examining how structural racism and state-sanctioned violence shape Black maternal mental health outcomes and perinatal care.

The Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence

A co-presenter supporting reproductive justice and community-based approaches to Black perinatal mental health care.

Humbled by Motherhood Inc.

An occupational therapist and IBCLC supporting Black mothers through whole-person, trauma-informed lactation and perinatal mental health care.

Birthworkers of Color Collective

Executive director and birthworker reframing birthwork as collective activism rooted in ancestral care, reproductive justice, and community resilience.

Birthworkers of Color Collective

A birthworker and co-presenter supporting collective advocacy and community-centered care for Black and Indigenous birthing families.

Kaftan Collective

A licensed clinical social worker integrating somatic awareness, mindfulness, and relational practices to support Black mothers' mental health during pregnancy and postpartum.