Featured Campaign
Black Midwives Day
NBMA is Campaigning for a Black Midwives Day to be commemorated on March 14 each year.
National Black Midwives Alliance
The mission of the National Black Midwives Alliance is to establish a representative voice at the national level that organizes, advocates, and brings visibility to the issues impacting Black midwives and the communities they serve.
Education
We support and advocate for more educational pathways for Black student midwives, including having access to academic council, and training opportunities to assist the next generation in their education and professional development. In 2022, we launched a scholarship program for student midwives. We also offer webinars on a diverse range of topics as well as opportunities for Black midwives to participate in supportive peer review.
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Mentorship
NBMA offers an expanding mentorship program for Black student midwives. Engaging in mentorship strengthens professional practices and personal growth. Mentors serve as an accountability partner, coach, and cheerleader while mentees offer dynamic new opportunities for collaboration and vision for continuing to build the profession and legacy of Black midwifery.
Co-Founders
Jamarah Amani, Director
Haguerenesh Tesfa, Advisor
Haguerenesh Tesfa, Advisor
Jamarah Amani is a community midwife who believes in the transformative and healing power of birth and that every baby has a human right to human milk. Her mission is to do her part to build a movement for Birth Justice locally, nationally and globally.
As a birthworker and advocate, Jamarah has been tackling the epidemics of Black mat
Jamarah Amani is a community midwife who believes in the transformative and healing power of birth and that every baby has a human right to human milk. Her mission is to do her part to build a movement for Birth Justice locally, nationally and globally.
As a birthworker and advocate, Jamarah has been tackling the epidemics of Black maternal and infant morbidity and mortality for over fifteen years. She is currently the director of Southern Birth Justice Network, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization working to expand the Birth Justice movement and to make midwifery and doula care accessible to all. She is also the co-founder of National Black Midwives Alliance, the only national professional association specifically for midwives of African descent.
Jamarah is the recipient of the 2019 Trailblazer Award from the City of Miami. She has been featured in a variety of media outlets including PBS, NPR, NBC and publications such as the Miami Times and the South Florida Times among others. She has written for several blogs including the Huffington Post and is currently a fellow of Echoing Ida, a community of Black women and non-binary writers. In addition to parenting four children and jumping in the ocean whenever possible, Jamarah offers midwifery care to families across South Florida and workshops on Birth Justice to organizations across the United States.
Haguerenesh Tesfa, Advisor
Haguerenesh Tesfa, Advisor
Haguerenesh Tesfa, Advisor
Haguerenesh, or “Hagi,” is a midwife, public health professional, and energy healer. She is a global health advocate focused on reproductive health and justice, an experienced birth worker in home/birth center/ hospital settings and research professional exploring the intersection of birth outcomes and environmental exposures. She is the
Haguerenesh, or “Hagi,” is a midwife, public health professional, and energy healer. She is a global health advocate focused on reproductive health and justice, an experienced birth worker in home/birth center/ hospital settings and research professional exploring the intersection of birth outcomes and environmental exposures. She is the co-founder of National Black Midwives Alliance and a collaborator on Black Mamas Matter Alliance.
Haguerenesh holds a bachelor’s degree in medical anthropology, a master’s degree in international health&development, and an advanced practice nursing degree in midwifery.