Our mission
This initiative has three powerful pillars:
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Training BIPOC midwives
Inviting local BIPOC midwives to train with the Birth Your Joi: Community Midwifery Project with the goal of increasing representation and diversifying the midwifery workforce in Indiana.
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This will have a positive affect on Indiana maternal health that will span generations.
2
Free Prenatal Care
The midwives, and midwifery students, partnering with Birth Your Joi will provide free supplemental clinical prenatal group sessions for community members residing in 46222, 46218, and 4619 Marion county zip codes.
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Making this high quality perinatal care more accessible helps remove one of the barriers to care for these underserved communities.
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Community Based Perinatal Education
By providing free monthly perinatal education sessions in our focused communities pregnant and newly postpartum parents will have the opportunity to connect and learn together.
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These informative sessions will be held during our twice monthly group perinatal sessions within Marion county. This allows our participants access to vital information that they may not have sought out or had access to otherwise.