Black Maternal & Child Health Summit

Joining Forces and Building Alliances to Protect Our Lives and Legacy.

Thursday, April 17th, 2025
9:00am - 1:30pm CST 

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Forging Forward for Black Birth Justice

Join the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness and the Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance of Dane County for the 5th Annual Wisconsin Black Maternal & Child Health Summit.

This half-day conference, hosted by and for Black Women, is intended for Black Women and Black Birthing People who are Mothers, Birthing Parents, Birth Workers, Community Leaders and Black Women Reproductive Justice advocates in Wisconsin who are ready to join forces to share our successes and to drive solutions together.

Wisconsin leads the nation in racial birth disparities impacting Black women and babies, and is among the top in the nation for Black infant mortality. Black mothers in Wisconsin face a 3x's greater maternal mortality rate than our white peers, and simultaneously face social, economic, and healthcare barriers that place their health and well-being at risk.

Yet, Black women continue to pioneer solutions to address this problem, from positions of community, systems, and policy. Black Doulas, birth workers, non-profit and community leaders, grassroots activists, healthcare professionals, business owners, policy makers, and Reproductive Justice advocates are doing the work and driving new critical visibility, accountability, and solutions to turn the tide.

Join us as we celebrate Black women's work, and create new synergy to drive change in Wisconsin's first-in-the-nation racial birth disparities. We will prevail!

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Forging Forward for Black Birth Justice

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Speakers

Agenda

9:00 am

Welcome, Opening & Guest Remarks

9:30 am

Wisconsin Leading the Way: What We've Accomplished in 5 Years

9:45 am

Morning National Panel: Paving the Road to Change: Leading, Growing & Sustaining What's Working to Transform Black Maternal & Child Health

10:45 am

Special Messages

11:00 am

Keynote Address: Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG

11:45 am

Special Messages and Stretch Break - Let's Get Aligned!

12:00 pm

Afternoon National Panel: Where We Go from Here: Community & Coalition as the Remedy for Healthier Black Birth Outcomes

1:00 pm

Black Maternal & Child Health Alliance Segment: Looking back to Move Forward, POWERFULLY!

1:15 pm

Spoken Word, Closing Remarks & Calls to Action Adjourn

While you're waiting for 2025,
take a look back at our past Summits