DOCUMENTS
BJC POSTPARTUM SUPPORT PILOT EVALUATION (2025)
Using a mixed-method approach and validated scales, these are the pilot participant results and outcomes of the BJC Postpartum Support Pilot conducted from Spring 2024-Summer 2025.
BIRTHING BILL OF RIGHTS ADVOCACY GUIDE (2025)
Developed over the course of fully participatory, anti-bias workshops, this guide reflects the lived experiences, knowledge, and advocacy of those most impacted by birth injustices.
Initiative Report: HOMEPLACE
HOMEPLACE REPORT (2025)
Liberty’s HomePlace initiative was developed by BJC partners to be a place of connection and care for the African American birthing community. This report is an in-depth look at the logic model and planning timeline.
Initiative Report: AIPBL
AIPBL REPORT (2025)
The American Indian Perinatal and Birthing Lodge (AIPBL) is a visionary initiative rooted in the reclamation of Indigenous birth practices, body and womb sovereignty and community care.
THEMES SYNTHESIS: COMMMUNITY WISDOM (2023)
This document synthesizes themes from community engagement in African American and American Indian communities in Hennepin County between October and December 2022.
BIRTH JUSTICE ADVOCACY GUIDE (2024)
This PDF is a free tool for advocates of birth justice and supporters of the Birth Justice Collaborative to reference for legislative support and more.
BJC INITIATIVE SUMMARY (2023)
Community knowledge identified the root causes of current maternal health disparities for American Indian and African American people and effective responsive strategies outlined in literature.
LITERATURE REVIEW: BJC KNOWLEDGE (2022)
This document discusses strategies drawn from peer-reviewed literature and from community-based birth justice coalitions across the US that have been evaluated in some manner.
INITIATIVE 1-PAGERS
POSTPARTUM SUPPORT PILOT LEARNING AND EVALUATION REPORT
INTERCONNECTED SUPPORTS ROOTED IN LOVE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BIRTHING FAMILIES
AMERICAN INDIAN PERINATAL RETREAT & BIRTHING LODGE: CULTURALLY ROOTED CARE IN SACRED SPACES
A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR MINNESOTA BIRTHING PEOPLE AND THEIR ADVOCATES
