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Take a journey with us through the lens of community-based organizing and advocacy. Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization Oshun Family Center collaborated with the Maternity Care Coalition, PA Black Maternal Health Caucus, and the Maternal Wellness Village to support and uplift the work impacting Black birthing families in Pennsylvania and beyond.

Hosted at Billy Penn Studios, Oshun Family Center, and the Maternal Wellness Village welcomed guests to enjoy rest, relaxation, and fun! With special guests, great food, and a little karaoke.......A time was had! See you next year :) Thank you to our sponsors, community partners, and collaborators. We can't do it without you.

BMHW23 Advocacy Day!

BMHW23 Birth worker Brunch

Tune in and listen to Co-Hosts Saleemah & Jabina, Philly-based Maternal health advocates, Reproductive Psychotherapist and Black Mamas! We use this platform to tell our stories, raise awareness and work through some difficult shit. This is not just another podcast, this is a place for birth workers to unite, discuss, and strategize in the Black maternal health space. We laugh, learn, and restor...

Tune in and listen to Co-Hosts Saleemah & Jabina, Philly-based Maternal health advocates, Reproductive Psychotherapist and Black Mamas! We use this platform to tell our stories, raise awareness and work through some difficult shit. This is not just another podcast, this is a place for birth workers to unite, discuss, and strategize in the Black maternal health space. We laugh, learn, and restor...

Oshun Family Center Maternal Wellness Village launch a pilot program geared towards Black birthing families in Philadelphia. This program includes 12 therapy sessions, 4 part childbirth education series, and lactation support.

Maternal Wellness Village

Amid a pandemic that’s disproportionately impacting the Black community, the continued killings of Black people at the hands of police officers, and global anti-racism protests, a Philly-area therapist is using her platform to help the local Black community take care of their mental health right now. Saleemah McNeil, psychotherapist and founder of Oshun Family Center in Jenkintown, is now offer...

Amid a pandemic that’s disproportionately impacting the Black community, the continued killings of Black people at the hands of police officers, and global anti-racism protests, a Philly-area therapist is using her platform to help the local Black community take care of their mental health right now.

The mission of the Maternal Wellness Village is to function as an action oriented task force by providing support services to empower communities throughout the African Diaspora. Through our efforts, we aim to increase modern adaptations of ancestral birth practices, reclaim the Black birth experience and reduce black maternal mortality.

The Maternal Wellness Village organized a virtual web series for BMHW20. We encourage you to join us for an impactful experience as we explore, educate and foster positive change un the lives and black birthing folx. Register for our web series below! www.oshunfamilycenter.org/bmhw2020

We are very excited to announce Philadelphia’s own Maternal Wellness Village. We are launching an initiative in collaboration with Oshun Family Center 501(c)3, to reduce black maternal mortality by creating a continuum of care. We have formulated a village of birth workers such as Therapists, Doulas, Lactation Consultants, Holistic Healers, Infertility warriors and nurses of color. Combined, we...

Birth Trauma Workshop II