Black Maternal Health Week 2025

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Black Maternal Health Week is held annually April 11-17 to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of Black mamas and birthing people.

Led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, March of Dimes is partnering to advocate for the elimination of maternal mortality. This year’s theme is Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy.

Learn more about March of Dimes work to address inequities in Black maternal health care.

Collaboration

Mom and Baby Action Network

The Mom and Baby Action Network (M-BAN) is a national action-oriented coalition of cross-sector partners leading broad changes in policy, research, funding and systems to address inequities in maternal and infant health.
Collaboration

Local Collective Impact Initiatives

Our Local Collective Impact Initiatives mobilize cross-sector organizations and community members locally to address the underlying challenges impacting moms and babies and deploy strategies to improve rates of preterm birth and maternal mortality.
Collaboration

Maternal HealthCARE

March of Dimes and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with an investment from United Healthcare Community & State, created a public-private partnership to improve maternal health outcomes and advance equity.