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The Mama Glow Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit. We are committed to advancing reproductive justice and birth equity through education, advocacy & the arts.

Why Birth Equity? The US is among the most dangerous places in the developed world to give birth. Together, we can change that.

12/25/2024

On behalf of the tiny but mighty team at the Mama Glow Foundation, it’s board of directors, and founder, we wish you a joyful and abundant holiday season. We hope this time for you and your family is peaceful and restful. We are thankful for your support of our ongoing work to improve maternal health outcomes, advance reproductive justice and birth equity.

Whether you’re a parent who received pro bono doula services from us this year, a prospective doula or community health educator who received scholarship support, whether you’re a doula serving in one of our many community doula programs or a university fellow working on a research project with Mama Glow Foundation, whether you’re an agency or brand partner who sponsors programming or a person who donates because you believe in the work, we deeply value you!

What an incredible year it’s been. We have a so much to celebrate, reflect on and so very much to be thankful for. We are grateful to have you as part of our community and look forward to making even more of an impact as we head into 2025. Let’s go!

03/08/2024

📆 TOMORROW - D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser & Latham Thomas invite you to join them in the Washington D.C HERSTORY 5K 2024

JOIN US SATURDAY FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH in D.C

D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and Latham Thomas founder of Mama Glow invite you to join them in the D.C HERSTORY 5K 2024

Calling all Mama Glow Doulas in the D.C metro area! Join us for a lively morning walking in celebration of International Women’s Day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024

FREEDOM PLAZA, Washington D.C

REGISTRATION | 9AM

KIDS DASH BEGINS | 9:30AM

RACE BEGINS | 10AM

Mama Glow will be in Washington D.C., for in celebration of International Women’s Day. Join us for a walk and meet other Mama Glow Doulas from the D.C Metro area!

The FITDC HerStory 5K, powered by AETNA, is a free run/walk that attracts thousands of DC residents and folks from around the country to commemorate Women’s History Month, live and in person from Freedom Plaza. This event is dog friendly and stroller friendly. This annual event pays homage to the 350,000 women and girls living in the nation’s capital, and the 165 million women and girls across the country.

Get ready for a downtown DC party featuring a pre-race lineup of speakers headlined by Mayor Bowser and Latham Thomas, a scenic race route down Pennsylvania Ave, a plaza adorned with quotes for HERstory making women, pop-up exhibits about women’s history, and a post-race finish festival with music, giveaways, and vendors from local women-owned businesses.

Click here to learn more and RSVP: https://herstory5k.com/

10/10/2023

Happy World Mental Health Day 🙏🏽
The Mama Glow Foundation and Kate Spade New York are united by our mission to empower women, girls, femmes, and caregivers around the world.

One in five women present with at least one mental health condition, like depression and anxiety. Additionally, mental health conditions, such as depression and bipolar disorder, disproportionately affect women and girls.

This World Mental Health Day, October 10th we are pleased to release our Mental Health Pocket Guide!

The Mama Glow Foundation Mental Health Pocket Guide is 120-pages of accessible mental health content covering a variety of topics, resources, and writings, all nestled within the following 4 spheres: sexual wellness and intimacy, mindfulness and contemplative practice, wellness and self-care, and mental and behavioral health. The pocket guide is available for free digital download.

This pocket guide is a call to action and a powerful resource for folks navigating their mental health journey.

Improving mental health and heightening our awareness of such is no easy feat, but we believe that information, resources, and avenues of care should be accessible to all. This accessible pocket guide puts these tools right at your fingertips. It is our hope that our guide equips you with tools to nurture yourselves.

The Mama Glow Foundation Mental Health Pocket Guide was made possible through the generous support of:

Visit - www.mamaglowfoundation.org to download and dive in!

08/29/2023

Mama Glow Webinar - Celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week - August 30th, 6:30-8pm ET

Join us for the 11th annual celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week 2023!

Black Breastfeeding Week was founded by three Black women, Kimberly Seals Allers, Kiddada Green and Anayah Sangodele Ayoka. 2023 marks the 11th year of Black Breastfeeding Week. This year, the theme is: We Outside! Celebrating Connection & Our Communities. This theme grounds us in joy and reminds us that we are stronger together. This is week where we celebrate our triumphs as a community while also acknowledging the challenges and work that needs to be done.

There are unique barriers that Black women and birthing people face when it comes to birth and breastfeeding. Black women have the lowest breastfeeding initiation rates at 64% and the shortest breastfeeding duration, around six weeks — according to the Centers for Disease Control. Black breastfeeding is not only a reproductive right, but an act of resistance, a radical act to reclaim for ourselves and our babies.

In this webinar will address:
1️⃣ Culturally competent lactation support for Black birthing people

2️⃣ Structural gaps that impact Black breastfeeding outcomes

3️⃣ The Doula’s role in lactation support

4️⃣ Black breastfeeding as an expression of healing and poli

5️⃣ Community care, storytelling and feeding legacies

We will be joined in conversation with the following incredible panelists:

Sherisa Moore - Registered Nurse, IBCLC and Doula

Sterling Grey-Simmon - Certified Breastfeeding Specialist & Full Spectrum Doula

Ingrid Silva - Ballerina and activist

Latham Thomas - Founder of Mama Glow (moderator)

This webinar is presented by:
Elvie's mission is to empower women through radical female-first technology. Elvie is a proud supporter of Mama Glow and is honored to present this conversation for Black Breastfeeding Week.

When you register, you are eligible to WIN 🙌🏾 the Elvie Double Pump, the smallest, quietest and smartest wearable breast pump, valued at $549.99

Register - www.MamaGlow.com

06/05/2023

☀️ MAMA GLOW DOULA HOMESCHOOL ONLINE WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM - LEVEL 1
6-WEEK PROGRAM - SUMMER 2023 ☀️

PREGNANCY - BIRTH - EARLY POSTPARTUM

Are you ready to answer the call to become a doula?

The Mama Glow Doula Homeschool Professional Training Program Summer 2023 registration is now open!

This June celebrates five years of the Mama Glow Professional Doula Training Program, since June of 2018 we have trained over 2,500 Mama Glow Doulas globally. It’s been a privilege🙏🏽

In March of 2020, Mama Glow began offering the Mama Glow Doula Homeschool: Level 1 Professional Training Program online to serve a global community of birth workers, making the course more accessible.

The Summer 2023 weekly doula training program covers pregnancy through the early postpartum period and will take place once per week on Sundays over a 6-week period.

The MAMA GLOW DOULA HOMESCHOOL virtual training program includes LIVE digital training via Zoom with Latham Thomas and modules with guest teachers, assignments to complete at home and with your fellow doula trainees. This program is open to all regardless of previous experience.

This is a CERTIFICATE PROGRAM designed to advance birth workers professionally. Aside from our world class and one-of-a-kind teaching methodology, the Mama Glow Doula Professional Training Program includes ongoing Professional and Work-force Development, which means we hold your hand as you take your certification journey and launch your business. You will be able to serve clients when you emerge from our program. You will also be eligible for professional opportunities through Mama Glow and the Mama Glow Foundation. Mama Glow Doula Homeschool Level 1 is a Path To Doula Certification with Mama Glow.

Learn more - www.MamaGlow.com
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05/15/2023

LET’S PASS THE MOMNIBUS ACT! 🙌🏾Introduced by Representatives Lauren Underwood and Alma Adams, Senator Cory Booker, and Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in 2021, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (the Momnibus) aims to address these disparities—and America’s maternal health crisis overall—at the source to create conditions conducive to safe birthing experiences.

The Momnibus will once again be led by Rep Underwood and Adams, Booker in the Senate, and the Black Maternal Health Caucus for reintroduction for the 118th Congress this year.

The Momnibus aims to comprehensively address the factors driving maternal mortality, morbidity, and health disparities through the inclusion of thirteen individual bills, each investing into specific spheres to improve outcomes for birthing people. Among the bills is the Social Determinants for Moms Act, which will establish a task force to evaluate the maternal health crisis through a holistic lens and provide funding for community-based organizations integral to the promotion of maternal health. Accompanying this bill is The WIC Extension for New Moms Act, which extends eligibility for WIC in the postpartum and breastfeeding periods to ensure the nutritional needs of birthing people and their babies are met. This reflects one of two changes from the last set of bills, which consolidated the two acts.

It’s time to get it passed now! We need your help. Please visit www.PassMomnibusNow.org

05/15/2023

LET’S PASS THE MOMNIBUS ACT! 🙌🏾Introduced by Representatives Lauren Underwood and Alma Adams, Senator Cory Booker, and Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in 2021, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (the Momnibus) aims to address these disparities—and America’s maternal health crisis overall—at the source to create conditions conducive to safe birthing experiences.

The Momnibus will once again be led by Rep Underwood and Adams, Booker in the Senate, and the Black Maternal Health Caucus for reintroduction for the 118th Congress this year.

The Momnibus aims to comprehensively address the factors driving maternal mortality, morbidity, and health disparities through the inclusion of twelve individual bills, each investing into specific spheres to improve outcomes for birthing people. Among the bills is the Social Determinants for Moms Act, which will establish a task force to evaluate the maternal health crisis through a holistic lens and provide funding for community-based organizations integral to the promotion of maternal health. Accompanying this bill is The WIC Extension for New Moms Act, which extends eligibility for WIC in the postpartum and breastfeeding periods to ensure the nutritional needs of birthing people and their babies are met. This reflects one of two changes from the last set of bills, which consolidated the two acts.

It’s time to get it passed now! We need your help. Please visit www.PassMomnibusNow.org

03/20/2023

DOULA EXPO by Returns!
May 20th - 21st, 2023

SATURDAY, 10:00AM - 6:00PM

SUNDAY, 10:00AM - 4:00PM

HUDSON YARDS | MANHATTAN, NY

The first & only festival for birth workers, families, caregivers, and the brands and organizations designed to support them.

The Doula Expo is Coachella for birth workers!

The one and only Doula Expo by Mama Glow is an annual culture-shifting festival that centers a vision for the future of birth work. Curated by the global maternal health and education platform, Mama Glow, the two-day festival caters to birth professionals and families, prioritizing, education, connection, and community. The Spring 2023 Doula Expo will take place in a massive space in Hudson Yards , the cultural center of Manhattan’s New West Side.

EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

www.DoulaExpo.com

12/30/2022

Glow Moment - The team at the Mama Glow Foundation shared their themes for 2023 and words reflection we are holding as we step into the new year. Shout out to our incredible staff and fellows. It’s such a blessing to be in community with each of them. ❤️❤️❤️

The Mama Glow Foundation is our 501c3 non-profit committed to advancing reproductive justice and birth equity through education, advocacy and the arts. We are in service of our community. Meet some of our team members. 🙌🏾

What are your themes for 2023? Any words of power that you want to lift up?

Latham (Founder) - ABUNDANCE

Salma (Research & Community Partnerships Lead) - ACTUALIZATION

Alexandria (Community Doula Program Director) - PATIENCE

Donessa (University Campus Program Coordinator) - GOLDEN

Leona (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - CONNECTION

Bintou (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - TRIUMPHANT

Nikita (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - REIMAGINE

Georgeara (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - CURIOUS

Elisa (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - GROWTH

Simone (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - GENEROUS

Bianca (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - HOPEFUL

Lola (Mama Glow Foundation Fellow) - EMPOWERED

Salute to the team at 🙌🏾 check out our work - www.mamaglowfoundation.org

12/25/2022

Happy holidays to you and yours from the Mama Glow Foundation ❤️

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