On April 8, 2024, Birth Equity & Justice Massachusetts hosted a Black Maternal Health Week event at the Massachusetts State House in partnership with the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, Bay State Birth Coalition, and the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice.

Legislators, State House staff, and community members attended a screening of excerpts of the 2023 documentary Birthing Justice followed by a powerful panel discussion.

Speakers:

State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley
State Senator Liz Miranda
Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, BEJMA
Amanda Hainsworth, Senior Legal Advisor to Attorney General Andrea Campbell

Panelists:

Tiffany Vassell RN, Bay State Birth Coalition, Neighborhood Birth Center, BEJMA
Dr. Jo-Anna Rorie CNM, Boston Medical Center, BEJMA
Soraya DosSantos, Sacred Birthing Village, BEJMA
State Representative Chris Worrell
Former Representative Charlotte Golar Richie (moderator)