Maternal Health Equity Collaborative

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The Maternal Health Equity Collaborative is a collaboration created by Black Mamas ATX, Mama Sana Vibrant Woman, Giving Austin Labor Support and Healing Hands Community Doula Project to advance birth equity in Central Texas.

Our 2025 Impact Report is here! This report reflects the collective work of our eight member organizations and the famil...
06/11/2026

Our 2025 Impact Report is here! This report reflects the collective work of our eight member organizations and the families, partners, and communities we serve across Central Texas. This report shares data from January through December 2025, highlighting the reach and impact of our programs, services, and advocacy efforts and was created by Afsana Islam, MA (Doctoral Candidate at Texas State University).

Together, these findings offer a deeper understanding of how our collaborative is advancing perinatal health, birth equity, and community well-being for Black and Brown families throughout Central Texas.

Click our link in bio to read our 2025 Impact Report! https://www.mhecatx.org/reports/2026-impact-report

¡Nuestro Informe de Impacto 2026 ya está aquí! Este informe refleja el trabajo colectivo de nuestras ocho organizaciones miembro y de las familias, las comunidades y los socios a los que servimos en todo el centro de Texas. En este informe, creado por Afsana Islam, MA (candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Texas), se muestran datos de enero a diciembre de 2025 y se destacan el alcance y el impacto de nuestros programas, servicios y abogacía.

En conjunto, estos hallazgos ofrecen una comprensión más profunda de cómo nuestra colaboración está promoviendo la salud perinatal, la equidad en el nacimiento y el bienestar comunitario para las familias negras y latinas en todo el centro de Texas.

¡Haga clic en el enlace en nuestro perfil para leer nuestro Informe de Impacto 2026!
https://www.mhecatx.org/reports/2026-impact-report

06/08/2026

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to attend “Advocacy in Action: A Benefit Brunch” hosted by in Houston featuring a moving keynote address from Grammy Award-winning artist and advocate 💫

As an organization working to make birth safer for Black and Brown families in Central Texas, we were grateful to be in community with others across Texas who are advancing maternal health equity, uplifting family voices, and working to ensure every family receives the care and support they deserve. 🤎

Share your thoughts! Complete our Advocacy Survey today to help us better serve families, strengthen our programs, and e...
06/02/2026

Share your thoughts! Complete our Advocacy Survey today to help us better serve families, strengthen our programs, and ensure we're meeting the needs of our community.

¡Comparta sus opiniones! Complete hoy mismo nuestra Encuesta de Defensa para ayudarnos a servir mejor a las familias, fortalecer nuestros programas y asegurarnos de que estamos satisfaciendo las necesidades de nuestra comunidad.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNpVnUKQy1v-RN0_R0cU7r3cX2LCYAF24RJJAAURE8-xeS5g/viewform

Share your thoughts! Complete our Advocacy Survey today to help us better serve families, strengthen our programs, and e...
06/02/2026

Share your thoughts! Complete our Advocacy Survey today to help us better serve families, strengthen our programs, and ensure we’re meeting the needs of our community.

¡Comparta sus opiniones! Complete hoy mismo nuestra Encuesta de Defensa para ayudarnos a servir mejor a las familias, fortalecer nuestros programas y asegurarnos de que estamos satisfaciendo las necesidades de nuestra comunidad.

Giving Austin Labor Support is a Distribution Coordinator to support our growing in-kind donations program🍼-Up to 25 h...
05/28/2026

Giving Austin Labor Support is a Distribution Coordinator to support our growing in-kind donations program🍼

-Up to 25 hours a week
-Dates: June 15- December 18, 2026
-$28 per hour with additional hourly language stipend if applicable
-Status: Temporary Employee with potential to extend pending grant funding

Interested? Click below to apply or share with anyone you think would be a great fit✨

https://www.givingaustinlaborsupport.org/join-us

Join us for a Spring Mamas Meetup: Mind Body Flow on Saturday, May 30 from 10AM–2PM🌿✨ We’re creating space for mamas to ...
05/27/2026

Join us for a Spring Mamas Meetup: Mind Body Flow on Saturday, May 30 from 10AM–2PM🌿✨

We’re creating space for mamas to rest, reconnect, and pour back into themselves through community care and intentional self-care. This mini-retreat experience will feature:
🧘🏾‍♀️ A restorative soundbath
💃🏾 An African dance workshop
🗣️ A guided discussion led by a mental health professional
🍽️ Lunch + childcare included

Come connect in community with other mamas. Link in bio to RSVP 💛

Childcare is not a luxury, it’s essential infrastructure for working families, thriving communities, and our economy. Wh...
05/06/2026

Childcare is not a luxury, it’s essential infrastructure for working families, thriving communities, and our economy. When childcare is unavailable, families are forced to make impossible choices and workplaces feel the impact. Childcare professionals deserve meaningful support, fair investment, and recognition for the critical work they do every day. Families deserve accessible, affordable care they can count on.

Join us for A Day Without Childcare Advocacy Day and help make it clear: childcare matters. Your presence sends a powerful message to lawmakers that Texas families and educators need action now.

📍 Texas State Capitol
🗓 Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM–12:30 PM CT

Show up. Speak out. Stand with families and childcare educators.

We're celebrating Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week until May 10th, and today is World Maternal Mental Health Day🌸 ...
05/06/2026

We're celebrating Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week until May 10th, and today is World Maternal Mental Health Day🌸

According to the World Health Organization, maternal mental health challenges affect nearly 16% of pregnant individuals and nearly 20% of postpartum women & birthing people. When left untreated, severe maternal distress can greatly impact a parent’s well-being and daily functioning and can also affect a child’s healthy growth and development. The good news is that maternal mental health conditions are treatable, and with the right support, recovery is possible.

This is why the MHEC ecosystem provides families with culturally grounded, trauma-informed mental health support through a combination of direct therapeutic services, non-clinical support, and trusted referral pathways. We also provide access to therapy and counseling for our staff and contractors through shared EAP benefits, while fostering a culture of wellness by promoting mental health days and advocating for rest, recovery, and overall emotional well-being.

Need help? Join any of our member organizations for access to free mental health services.

Estamos celebrando la semana de concientización sobre la salud mental materna hasta el 10 de mayo, y hoy es el día mundial de la salud mental materna🌸.

Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, los problemas de salud mental materna afectan a casi el 16% de las personas embarazadas y a casi el 20% de las mujeres y personas que han dado a luz. Cuando no se trata, la angustia materna grave puede afectar en gran medida el bienestar y el funcionamiento diario de los padres y también puede afectar el crecimiento y desarrollo saludable de un niño. La buena noticia es que las condiciones de salud mental materna son tratables y, con el apoyo adecuado, la recuperación es posible.

Es por esto que el ecosistema de MHEC brinda a las familias apoyo de salud mental con base cultural e informada sobre el trauma a través de una combinación de servicios terapéuticos directos, apoyo no clínico y vías de referencia confiables. También brindamos acceso a terapia y asesoramiento para nuestro personal y contratistas a través de beneficios compartidos de EAP, al mismo tiempo que fomentamos una cultura de bienestar al promover días de salud mental y abogar por el descanso, la recuperación y el bienestar emocional en general.

¿Necesita ayuda? Únase a cualquiera de nuestras organizaciones afiliadas para acceder a servicios gratuitos de salud mental.

Giving Austin Labor Support is hiring Childcare Specialists to start in June! This team provides care to BIPOC families ...
05/05/2026

Giving Austin Labor Support is hiring Childcare Specialists to start in June! This team provides care to BIPOC families who are pregnant and freshly postpartum. Care occurs in home or on site of clinics/hospitals (we are hiring for our respite care program that is in home). Details about pay, requirements, and to apply are at the link below:

https://www.givingaustinlaborsupport.org/join-us?fbclid=IwY2xjawRm-CVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJCejBLSDRZRG9Nb2UyZHdOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoY5XOSMLgGgkGkEAzzzHkzbUHZRHC2-r7A9aREP_Os-dTdI9kyrHkG7noJ2_aem_oMfKYgPyRGv94nvMDXF7cQ

You MUST have:
- reliable personal transportation
-previous experience with children (with verifiable references)
-CPR + 1st aid certification (or able to obtain within 7 days of offer)
-Clear background check
-Good verbal and written communication skills
-Consistent daytime, weekday availability (ideally 24+ hours)

*Do not apply if the above does not fully apply to you*

PREFERENCE:
-People who live in the outskirts (Hutto, Manor, Round Rock,Del Valle, Buda)
-People who speak English and another language (ideally Spanish or French)

MHEC was forged out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure Black birthing people have access to equitable p...
04/24/2026

MHEC was forged out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure Black birthing people have access to equitable perinatal care in Central Texas. What began as a place to build power and advocate for Doulas and Birthworkers to remain in the hospitals led to an internal needs assessment to analyze current services and understand the gaps in care for perinatal folks in our region. With support from , we conducted a BIPOC lived experience survey to gain further input on community need. From this, the Perinatal Childcare Program for Black Families, along with other efforts of Reproductive Justice, was born💪🏽🫶🏾

We are re-envisioning what community care looks like to eliminate racial inequities in maternal health outcomes.

SWIPE to learn more about who we are, what we do, and who are our members🌼

MHEC nació por necesidad durante la pandemia de COVID-19 para garantizar que las mamas racializadas gestantes tuvieran acceso a una atención perinatal equitativa en el Centro de Texas. Lo que comenzó como un espacio para construir poder y abogar por que las doulas y trabajadores de parto pudieran permanecer en los hospitales, llevó a una evaluación interna de necesidades para analizar los servicios actuales y comprender las brechas en la atención para las personas en etapa perinatal en nuestra región. Con el apoyo de , realizamos una encuesta de experiencias vividas de personas BIPOC para obtener más información sobre las necesidades de la comunidad. A partir de esto, nació el Programa de Cuidado Infantil Perinatal para Familias Morenas y Negras, junto con otros esfuerzos de Justicia Reproductiva 💪🏽🫶🏾

Estamos reimaginando cómo se ve el cuidado comunitario para eliminar las inequidades raciales en los resultados de salud materna.

DESLIZA para conocer más sobre quiénes somos, qué hacemos y quiénes son nuestros miembros 🌼

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