Resources for Communities of Color

Finding support after pregnancy or infant loss can be difficult, and finding support that also understands the experiences, identities, cultures, and communities that are important to you can add another layer.

The resources below include pregnancy and infant loss support, culturally responsive mental health care, maternal health and advocacy resources, books, stories and films, and opportunities to learn more.

No single resource will reflect every person's experience. We encourage you to explore the organizations, communities, stories, and resources that feel supportive and meaningful to you.

• Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

  • Empty Arms - BIPOC Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group

  • Keys of Hope Foundation

  • Liam Lives

  • Postpartum Support International - Black Moms Support Group

  • Postpartum Support International — Black Dads in Loss Support Group

  • Share Español: Esperanza

• Fertility

  • Fertility for Colored Girls + Guys

  • The Broken Brown Egg

• Mental Health & Emotional Support

  • Black Mental Health Alliance

  • Black Mental Wellness

  • The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association

  • Therapy for Latinx

  • Therapy for Black Girls

• Maternal Health & Advocacy

  • RTZ Maternal Healthcare Bill of Rights

  • RTZ Empowering Black Birthing Parents

  • 4Kira 4Moms

  • Black Mamas Matter Alliance

  • Black Women’s Health Imperative

  • National Association to Advance Black Birth

• Stories, Books & Films

  Books

  • 10 Keys for Walking in Greatness — Sanita Mitchell

  • Black Angel Mom Guided Journal — Jeanae Hopgood-Jones

  • Dream, Redefined: The Struggle and Success Through Infertility as a Woman of Color —Candace Clark Trinchieri

  • Finding Hope in Seasons of Loss & Disappointment: An Interactive Prayer Journal Created for Women Battling Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss — Angelica Gunn

  • From Three Heartbeats to One — Keisha M. Wells

  • My Journey to Exodus: How My Pain Produced Promise — Xaviera Bell

  • Sentenced to Live —Alicia Jones

  • Sobreviviendo a lo Inimaginable (Spanish Edition) — Pascale Vermont

  • Still Here: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph After Stillbirth — Alishia Anderson

  • What God Is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color — edited by Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang

  Stories & Films

  • Aftershock — documentary exploring the maternal health crisis affecting Black families.

  • Turning Tragedy into Opportunity: 5 Things I Learned About Using My Voice After My Son Died — Kima Tozay

  • Black Mothers Matter: Racism and Childbirth in America — USC Annenberg

• Understanding Racism, Stress & Health

  • Allegories on race and racism | Camara Jones | TEDxEmory

  • Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Reprint Edition

  • Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology Reprint Edition

  • Toxic: A day in the Life of a Black Woman’s Story

  • “Weathering” and Age Patterns of Allostatic Load Scores

  • Unnatural Causes: PBS Documentary about Inequality and Health

Guidance to Navigating Your Care

Explore practical RTZ resources designed to help you feel informed, prepared, and supported in your healthcare.

You Don't Have to Navigate This Alone

RTZ offers support groups and workshops where you can connect with others who understand pregnancy and infant loss.

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