This is a must-read article! There are plans for a new birth center opening in Durham in Fall 2023 under completely different leadership. We know you care about access to these services for families, so please fill out the Aya Birth & Community Wellness community survey! Tina and Amber are working hard during the research and development phase to gain a clearer understanding of the needs and desires of the community. They are doing this by sponsoring community listening sessions for input and questions! Visit their website to learn more, sign up for their newsletter, and to watch an impactful dance documentary featuring Tina as she shares her experience as a Black midwife serving North Carolina.
A documentary-dance film by Stephanie Baker & Nekeisha Wall
Aya Birth & Community Wellness is reclaiming the legacy and tradition of the historic black midwife. Listen to the founder, Tina Braimah, speak on the Black Maternal Crisis.
Aya Birth & Community Wellness Community Survey
Aya Birth & Community Wellness is North Carolina’s first Black midwife-led birth and wellness center and will launch in Fall 2023.
We hope to create a culture of community-centered maternal and reproductive health care, centering people of color, by scaling a Black midwife-led network of birth and community wellness centers across the Southeast.
We must hear what YOU want and need from a birth and community wellness center in Durham. Your answers are confidential and will be used to assess the need, drive the service provision, and program development of Aya Birth & Community Wellness. This survey will take 5-7 minutes to complete.
Please share with your networks. We thank you in advance for your time!
Contact:
Aya Birth & Community Wellness
www.ayawellness.org
info@ayawellness.org**Adapted from Community Survey 1 by Chicago South Side Birth Center**