About | Equity Before Birth

To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

This is Us

We are mothers, sisters, community members, and justice advocates working to make the world a better place. We partner with Black and Brown-led birth workers who already serve our target population in order to provide families with culturally-affirming and dignified, respectful care.

Equity Before Birth is pioneering an unprecedented and innovative approach to address the maternal mortality crisis. We eliminate financial barriers to accessing critical pregnancy care, support, and resources.

This is Us

Our Vision

We Envision a World where all people have the same chance for a healthy and happy transition into parenthood, while all babies have the opportunity to thrive.

We Choose to be a part of the Change.

Our Mission

To save the lives of Black and Brown mamas, birthing people and their infants by increasing access to critical pregnancy related support and enhancing the birth experience.

Vision + Mission

Why a Charity?

Equity Before Birth Maternal Health Dance Party-43.jpg

Facing the Facts

"Several cross‐national studies have examined whether national expansions of paid leave influenced rates of infant mortality. This work shows that increases in paid parental and/or maternity leave lowered rates of infant mortality, with benefits largely concentrated in the postneonatal period from 1 to 12 months of age."

Nandi, A., Jahagirdar, D., Dimitris, M., Labrecque, J., Strumpf, E., Kaufman, J., Vincent, I., Atabay, E., Harper, S., Earle, A., & Heymann, S. (2018). The impact of Parental and Medical Leave Policies on Socioeconomic and Health Outcomes in OECD Countries: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6131347/