Today marks 10 years of BMMA! 馃挏 As the founders of Black Maternal Health Week and the global Black Maternal Health Movement, we鈥檙e also responding to the historic results of the 2026 midterm elections, including our home state of Georgia electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history. Swipe to read the full statement from our Co-Founder and Executive Director, Angela Doyinsola Aina, on the opportunities this moment creates to advance Black maternal health policy at the local, state, and federal levels, and on what we hope to see next from our re-elected and newly elected leaders: a sustained focus on the maternal, perinatal, and reproductive health workforce and on expanding access to midwifery care. Georgia is the birthplace of BMMA and the global Black Maternal Health Movement, and we鈥檙e committed to keeping Black maternal health a legislative priority. Read more at blackmamasmatter.org (link in bio). #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter #BMMA #Georgia #midterms2026
