Organizations

The only national professional association that represents all credentials available to midwives in the U.S., Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) originally worked throughout Mexico and Canada. MANA also holds the only place of birth database in…

Founded in 1980, Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is a nonprofit organization with the mission to improve maternal and child health and wellbeing through the collaborative efforts of individuals, families, providers and communities. Our comprehensive…

The mission of the UIHI is to support the health and well-being of urban Indian communities through information, scientific inquiry and technology. The UIHI was established as a Division of the Seattle Indian Health Board, a community health center for…

The Native American Community Board (NACB) works to protect the health and human rights of Indigenous Peoples pertinent to our communities through cultural preservation, education, coalition building, community organizing, reproductive justice,…

Merck for Mothers, known as MSD for Mothers outside of the United States and Canada, is a 10-year $500 million initiative focused on improving the health and well-being of mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. Merck for Mothers has more than 50…

For 20 years, the Center for Reproductive Rights has used the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect and fulfill. Since 1992, their attorneys have boldly used legal…

Childbirth Connection was founded in 1918 as the Maternity Center Association; its mission is to improve the quality and value of maternity care through consumer engagement and health system transformation. The organization has pioneered strategies to…

National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) seeks to protect the rights and human dignity of all women, particularly pregnant and parenting women and those who are most vulnerable including low income women, women of color and drug-using women. NAPW…

NLIRH is the only national reproductive justice organization dedicated to advancing health, dignity, and justice for the 26 million Latinas, their families, and communities in the United States. NLIRH was founded in 1994, the same year as the founding of…

The mission of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective is to amplify and strengthen the collective voices of Indigenous women and women of color to ensure reproductive justice through securing human rights. SisterSong is comprised…