National Postpartum Awareness Week is a nationwide campaign led by ARIAH and partners across the United States to raise awareness about postpartum health and birth equity. The initiative engages communities through education, advocacy, storytelling, and public programming. Its goal is to amplify the voices of BIPOC families and advance solutions that improve postpartum outcomes.
Speak! Move! Change! is ARIAH’s annual virtual series that brings together families, birth workers, advocates, artists, and community members from across the country and abroad. Through storytelling, art, education, and dialogue, participants explore the causes and impacts of the Black maternal health crisis. The series creates space for healing, learning, and collective action toward reproductive justice.
In Her Honor is a portrait series and national exhibition honoring women who lost their lives due to preventable maternal health complications. Created by Omari Maynard, the series uses art to humanize maternal mortality statistics while uplifting the stories of mothers and families impacted by loss. The exhibition serves as both a memorial and an advocacy platform for reproductive justice and birth equity.
The ARIAH Foundation and Bumi Sehat have partnered on a global maternal health initiative based in Bali, Indonesia, focused on indigenous midwifery, reproductive justice, and arts-based healing. Throughout 2025, both organizations laid the foundation for the project through biweekly virtual meetings centered on curriculum development, cultural exchange, and relationship building. The partnership seeks to develop culturally rooted approaches to maternal wellness while creating global strategies to improve birth outcomes for Black and Brown communities.
