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We empower families by connecting them with therapists who can help them through the specific challenges they face during their postpartum period.
The Okionu Birth Foundation provides two of the biggest Aftercare supports through its programming by partnering with personal chefs experienced in home food delivery and mental health collaboration. By collaborating with organizations that focus on preventing mental illness, as well as those that help postpartum families of color overcome social barriers, we can create a strong network of support for communities dealing with these issues.
We empower families by connecting them with therapists who can help them through the specific challenges they face during their postpartum period.
We make sure they have food delivered to their homes after giving birth so they can take time to recover and connect with their babies. By providing these services, we are not only helping individuals, but also contributing to a movement of postpartum families who have access to the care they need during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
Black women have alarming maternal death rates, and a significant portion of those deaths take place within the first six weeks postpartum. By connecting families to therapists who can relate to them culturally, we remove a significant barrier to mental health support and vulnerability. Making sure that they have home-delivered meals after birth allows them a moment to rest, heal and connect. When young girls can witness the mothers in their community being taken care of, it changes the expectation they have for what their postpartum season could and should look like. Our services not only strengthen and support families in the moment, but they also have the potential to change the entire trajectory of postpartum care in that families’ lineages.
Hello, I am Jacquelyn Clemmons daughter of Wanda Simmons-Clemmons, granddaughter of Flora Simmons, great-granddaughter of Beatrice McLaughlin, great-great-granddaughter of Naomi Leslie, and mother of 3.
I am a birth and traditional postpartum doula, certified breastfeeding specialist, and author. I have spent the past 20 years helping families from various backgrounds and ethnicities to have the care they need as they experience the joys of birth and the challenges of nursing. Through proper care, deep nourishment, and community support, I aim to help BIPOC families experience their births and postpartum seasons in a positive way.
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Okionu Birth Foundation recently was awarded a Goldman Sachs` Black Women Impact grant.
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