Black Home Birth Matters ATX

A small group of BIPOC Austin midwives and birth workers are raising funds to help make midwifery care accessible to those individuals desiring home birth. Racism’s effects are complicated and far reaching. The maternal and perinatal morbidity & mortality rates among Black women and infants highlights this. Decreased accessibility to midwifery care, and the shortage of Black midwives specifically, throughout the U.S., does as well. It is the goal of this campaign to provide funds to Black women and individuals in the Austin area, to help offset some of the out-of-pocket costs associated with midwifery care and home birth. As well, funds will be disbursed to Black student midwives in the Austin area to help support them on their journey by helping offset the cost of tuition, supplies, etc. Apprenticeships are unpaid, and every little bit of financial support can go a long way.

Home birth should be accessible to everyone who desires one, and these funds will help make this a possibility for (hopefully) many women/pregnant folks and student midwives in the area. In the spirit of equity & long overdue reparations, this is a small but tangible way to do some good, for such an incredible, transformative time of life. So, thank you very much for your generous donation! And feel free to donate more than once! Birthing at home, and supporting those who do, is incredible, life changing work. It has the power to heal and transform, and the world definitely need more of that right now. A powerful, embodied pregnancy and birth is our birthright. May it be so, for all.