Welcome to the Westchester Black Maternal Child Center of Excellence (WBMCCE). We are a premier black maternal resource center dedicated to celebrating and uplifting the Black Family throughout the birthing process.
​Launched by Sister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI), a non-profit and non-governmental organization, our mission is to connect, advance, and strengthen women, girls, and families of African descent worldwide by providing access to the most current and available resources that can positively impact their lives.
At WBMCCE, our mission is to transform black maternal health outcomes by advocating for equitable access to quality care, addressing social determinants of health, and dismantling systemic racial biases.
We are dedicated to empowering black communities through comprehensive support, education, and resources, ensuring every individual has the opportunity to experience a safe and healthy birthing journey.
Together, we strive to uplift families and foster a health system that values and respects every person’s right to optimal maternal health.
Our vision is to create a future where every black mother and child experiences optimal health and well-being, free from systemic inequities and biases. We envision a community where equitable healthcare practices give rise to safe and empowering birthing experiences, fostering a generation of healthy families.
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Our goal is to dismantle the systemic racial biases that affect maternal health outcomes. Through our support and resources, we empower black families to navigate their birthing journeys safely.
RESOURCES
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WBMCCE MATERNITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ST. JOHN'S RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL
St. John’s Riverside Hospital has received the Five-Star Award for Excellence in Maternity Care for fifteen years in a row.
Our Maternity Center includes a team of OB/GYNs, maternal-fetal medicine practitioners, neonatologists, pediatricians, registered nurses, lactation consultants, and support staff who provide obstetric and newborn care.
Our team delivers care in a comfortable, home-like environment featuring private birthing and postpartum suites.
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BIRTH FROM THE EARTH
Educating & Empowering Women & Families
Birth from The Earth Inc. became a non-profit organization in 2019, after 10 years of community engagement and building, in an effort to evoke change rapidly on a grander scale. WE as a society deserve equity, quality and love in the care that we give and receive... which means we have to create it for ourselves.
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NATIONAL BLACK MATERNITY
ADVOCACY LEADERS
BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a national network of Black women-led and Black-led, birth and reproductive justice organizations and multi-disciplinary professionals, working across the full-spectrum of maternal and reproductive health.
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MOTHERING JUSTICE
Mothering Justice is a grassroots policy advocacy organization that provides mothers of color in America with the resources and tools to use their power to make equitable changes in policy. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for families in America by empowering mothers of color to take action on American policy on behalf of themselves and their families.
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PERINATAL HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVE
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The Perinatal Health Equity Initiative is a community organization serving New Jersey. We are dedicated to actively working towards eliminating health care disparities in black infant and maternal health through advocacy, education, community engagement, research, collaboration, and direct clinical support.
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WBMCCE TEAM
Our team is made up of passionate and experienced individuals who are committed to our mission. We believe that access to quality maternal health care is a human right. Through our programs and initiatives, we aim to empower and uplift black communities to achieve better health outcomes.
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Black Maternal Health Week 2025
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April 11-17
Black Maternal Health Week 2025 will be held from April 11-17.
The theme for 2025 is
"Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health through Collective Action
and Advocacy"
Black Maternal Health Week is a week-long campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building around the voices and experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people
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Register to Join the Conversation on Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country and significant disparities in outcomes – and the crisis is only worsening: the maternal mortality rate in 2021 was 89 percent higher than the rate in 2018.
The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act will address this crisis through historic investments that comprehensively address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States. ​