BeLoved Birth ​

​BElovedBIRTH Black Centering is an innovative new group perinatal care program designed to provide care by, for, and with Black people; delivering holistic, culturally attuned and racially concordant care rooted in health equity and birth justice. The midwifery-led, team based model honors and celebrates Black birth and community, while addressing the crisis of racism-based disparities in birth outcomes experienced by Black women and birthing people. It aims to uplift the voices of Black women and provide a “gold package” of care that enables them to thrive in birth and beyond!

BIPOC Aspiring Midwives ​

CNMF firmly believes in the development of a diverse workforce with individuals from traditionally underserved communities. The elevation of underserved individuals within our profession is key to addressing maternity health in California. In the United States the midwifery workforce is greater than 90 percent white. Founded by Midwife Asmara Gebre, BIPOC Aspiring Midwives works to dramatically shift the demographic in our field in order address the racial & cultural disconcordance in care. BIPOC Aspiring Midwives accomplishes this by providing shadowing opportunities, mentorship, and coaching to prospective BIPOC applicants to CA midwifery programs.

Kindred Space LA

CNMF was proud to have provided seed funding to Kindred Space LA’s Birthing Center in December 2020. Kindred Space LA was born in 2018 in response to the black maternity health crisis affecting black birthing people in this country. The LA Times recently featured the founders of Kindred Space LA: Allegra Hill and Kimbery Durden, and 
their positive impact on the southern Los Angeles community. To check it out, click here.