Resources
Curated resources on Black/African maternal health initiatives, organizations, databases, and digital collections
African & African Diaspora Organizations
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![Logo for AMREF Health Africa featuring an outline of the African continent and the organization's name in black and red text.]()
AMREF Health Africa
Community-focused health initiatives, including maternal health.
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![Logo of the African Health Awareness Network (AHAN) featuring two hands shaking, a heart with a heartbeat line above, and medical icons, set against an orange background.]()
African Health Awareness Network (AHAN)
Engages youth and stakeholders in promoting social justice in health care through awareness, education, and advocacy
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![Logo of the African Women's Development Fund featuring a stylized profile silhouette of a woman with a headwrap and large earrings, alongside the text 'AWDF' and 'African Women's Development Fund' in purple.]()
African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)
Funds and supports grassroots women’s organizations across West Africa, including maternal health initiatives.
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![Logo of the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) featuring a stylized silhouette of a woman holding a scale of justice, with the organization's name written below in purple and gold colors.]()
Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre (WARDC)
Nigerian NGO advancing women’s rights, maternal health, and gender justice.
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![Logo of Black Mamas Matter Alliance with a stylized tree and the organization's acronym BMMA in bold letters, and the full name underneath.]()
Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA)
U.S.-based advocacy focused on Black maternal health.
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![Logo for Black Women's Health Imperative featuring a stylized purple and teal figure with arms raised, and the organization's name written in bold purple text.]()
Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI)
Advocacy and resource hub with reports and publications.
Databases & Data Resources
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![Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health logo with Harvard shield and text]()
Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at Harvard Chan School
Repository of global research, toolkits, and policy briefs.
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![Logo for The DHS Program, featuring a stylized globe with Africa and Europe in blue, with text "The DHS Program" and "Demographic and Health Surveys" beneath.]()
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS Program)
Country-level maternal and child health data.
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![Logo of the World Bank Group featuring a blue globe with latitude and longitude lines and the text 'World Bank Group' in bold blue letters.]()
World Bank Data – Maternal Mortality Ratio
Archives & Digital Collections
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![Logo for Black Women's Health Imperative featuring stylized purple and teal human figures with raised arms above the organization's name.]()
Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI)
Advocacy and resource hub with reports and publications.
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![Logo of the National Library of Medicine, showing a white tag with 'NIH' and a right arrow, with the text 'National Library of Medicine' and 'Digital Collections' on a blue background.]()
National Library of Medicine – History of Medicine Collections
Archives on maternal/child health history.
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![Logo of the Digital Public Library of America featuring the acronym DPLA in large white letters inside four blue squares, with the full name below in blue capital letters.]()
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Searchable archives including reproductive health histories.
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![Logo of AODL, African Online Digital Library, with large white letters AODL on a grey background, and the full name beneath in smaller white text]()
African Online Digital Library (AODL)
Open-access digital materials on African culture, society, and history, including health practices.
Women’s Voices in the Archives
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![Blue background with white text stating 'I PROMOTE-IL' and 'Innovations to ImPROve Maternal OutcomEs in Illinois'.]()
Illinois Maternal Health Digital Storytelling Project
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![Ohio State University logo with a maroon block O and the university name in gray text.]()
Voices of Women Oral History Project
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![Duke University Medical Center Archives logo with blue shield and text.]()
Duke Midwifery Services Records, 1989-2021
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![Harvard Radcliffe Institute logo with a shield emblem on a blue background and white text.]()
Black Women Oral History Project
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![Logo of The Black Archives featuring a red stylized design with bold black text to the right.]()
The Black Archives
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