BJC Strategies

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Why We Exist

We collectively advance maternal health and birth justice in our communities.

What We Do

  • We raise up priority strategies by meaningfully engaging our communities.

  • We incubate collaborative strategy implementation.

  • We movement-build and story-tell across sectors and culture to resource, realize and replicate our work.

Some of the BJC coalition partners at the Health and Human Services meeting room in the Minnesota Senate building.

Current and Past BJC Initiatives

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  • Postpartum Cultural Home Visiting and Finacial Support Pilot

  • African American HomePlace Planning and Pilot

  • American Indian Birthing Center Planning

  • Minnesota Birthing Bill of Rights and Self-Advocacy Education

  • Anti-Bias Accountability Pilot Program

  • Administrative and Legislative Policy Advocacy that Positvely Impact Maternal Health Cultural Providers and the Families They Serve

Our Desired Outcomes

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  • Improved birth outcomes and birth experiences for families

  • Increased family access to and use of meaningful and cultural supports and resources pre-post partum

  • Increased inclusion of community members and cultural healers in birthing support and resources

  • Measurable behavior change in providers and systems that improves birth experiences as reported by families

  • Increased payments for cultural providers that reflect the true costs of addressing the impacts of racism