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About this event
Mama Glow is honored to host Bumping While Black, a powerful conversation on perinatal wellness during Black Maternal Health Week 2025 (BMHW25). This year’s theme, “Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy,” highlights the leadership of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and reproductive health organizations in advancing systemic change and fostering community healing.
This webinar will center the voices and expertise of health and wellness practitioners, birth workers, and advocates who are working to transform Black maternal health outcomes. Through insightful discussions, we will explore the tools, resources, and strategies needed to promote holistic wellness, advocacy, and community-led solutions in the perinatal space.
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Whether you are a healthcare professional, doula, midwife, wellness practitioner, or advocate, this webinar will provide critical insights into the collective work needed to support, uplift, and protect Black birthing experiences.
Call to Action: Be sure to watch the Love Delivered Maternal Health Advocacy Video series, where we uplift the voices of Black birthing people, birth workers, and change-makers leading the fight for birth equity. Stay engaged, spread awareness, and join us in advocating for meaningful change!
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Join us in this vital conversation as we celebrate healing, advocacy, and the power of community!
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Dr. Rhonia Brooks-Gordon is a board certified OB/GYN practicing in New York City. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is a proud alumna of Spelman College. Dr. Brooks-Gordon completed her medical education at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She received her training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Northwell Health in Long Island, NY. Dr.Brooks-Gordon has previously served as an Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at NYU Langone as well as an Associate Medical Director at Oula.
Vanessa Jones, MS, RD, LD is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian committed to advancing perinatal wellness and Black maternal health advocacy. With expertise in prenatal and postnatal nutrition, public health, and community-based food programs, Vanessa is passionate about ensuring equitable access to nutritious food and resources that support healthy pregnancies, postpartum care, and long-term well-being for Black mothers and their families.
As a first-generation Black therapist with a passion for working with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, Georbina knows that healing isn’t a one-size-fits-all journey. It’s messy, hard, and sometimes requires real and raw conversations. That’s why she’s all about keeping it real—being genuine, honest, and, most importantly, being there for you, no matter what you’re going through. Before becoming a therapist, Georbina worked as a birth and postpartum doula, supporting individuals and families through some of life’s most transformative and vulnerable moments. That experience, combined with my Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, shaped her dedication to maternal wellness, mental health challenges, and trauma work. Today, Georbina provides psychodynamic and somatic therapy for individuals and couples, meeting you where you are with compassion, humor, and authenticity.
Mama Glow is a global maternal health platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Through doula training programs Mama Glow is cultivating the next generation of birth workers.
Mama Glow is a global maternal health platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Through doula training programs Mama Glow is cultivating the next generation of birth workers.
