EQUITY

“Increased Access to Midwives=Improved Outcomes”

States where midwives are most accessible have the best outcomes for moms and babies. (Ohio NACPM,2019).

We welcome all voices promoting respect and care for the health and wellbeing of babies, mothers, and families.

EQUITY STATEMENT

Equity is an ardent journey toward well-being as defined by the affected.

Equity demands sacrifice and a re-distribution of power and resources to break systems of oppression, heal continuing wounds, and realize justice.

To achieve equity and social justice in birth, we must root out and dismantle deeply entrenched systems of racism.

Equity promotes and builds agency, requires vigilance for unintended consequences of organizational policies and actions, and boldly aspires to be restorative.

Equity is disruptive and uncomfortable and not voluntary.

Equity is fundamental to the community we want to build.

Used with permission from NACPM’s Equity Toolkit Adapted from Seattle King County Best Starts for Kids