SisterWeb SF Community Doula Network

It's time to celebrate! Join us for our Community Doula Week Kick Off on Instagram Live!!! Follow @communitydoulaweek on Instagram to join. ?? #CDW25

#BlackMaternalHealthWeek is coming up so let's take a look at what Spring has in store for us! This April, OKBEI will be celebrating Black mothers rise and resilience with a series of in-person events curated for our community. We invite you to join us for one (or all) as we delve deeper into the issue of maternal health disparities and use our platform to raise awareness. Mark your calendars and get ready for the best #BMHW2025 yet! ?? Visit https://lnkd.in/gCBCNyvr for more details ??? Special thank you to our partners @weproduceu @thelinksinc @tulsadreamcenter #BHMW25 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #ReproductiveJustice #BirthEquity #BirthJustice

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Support Sisterweb! ?? ??Donate $100 or more and get our new birth justice shirt! Illustrated and designed by @desdignedbydg with support from SisterWeb, this shirt honors the love and lineage of birthwork across generation of Black women and people with wombs. We are so thankful for the opportunity to have worked closely with @desdignedbydg on this project- we are deeply grateful and overjoyed for her ability to bring our vision for this project to life. ???? ??Donate $50 or more and get a cozy beanie with the SisterWeb logo! This stylish beanie compliments any outfit and is the perfect accessory for any look. Support SisterWeb and look fly while doing it! ?? ?? Donate online: www.sisterweb.org/donate #SisterWeb #ReproductiveJustice #BirthJustice #BirthEquity #BlackDoulasMatter

We had a wonderful time connecting with doulas, community-rooted organizations, funders, and policy makers at the HealthConnect One winter convening! We came together to discuss best practices in care and how to best support doulas. We're deeply grateful for these opportunities to be in community together and make progress towards our shared goals. #Doula #CommunityDoula #SanFrancisco #SisterWeb #ReproductiveJustice #BirthJustice #BirthEquity #Pregnancy #Birth #Birthwork #Babies #Mamas #BirthingPeople #Impact

SisterWeb is hiring a community doula to join our Kindred Birth Companions program! ??SisterWeb community doulas are essential workers who provide culturally-centered, compassionate support to Black individuals and families in San Francisco during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. ?? A SisterWeb Community Doula is a full-time position with benefits. In-person work and birth/ labor doula training certification are required. ?? Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gphxdF82 & share this announcement far and wide. ? #SisterWeb #ReproductiveJustice #BirthJustice #BirthEquity #CommunityDoulas #BayArea #sanfrancisco #Doula #CommunityDoula #CommunityHealth #job #jobopening

Do you ever want to know what's happening behind the scenes when working towards maternal health justice? Regina Endoso has insight on how her internship position at SisterWeb helped her take the steps she needed for identifying program improvement ?? . Here are some steps to use evaluations to ensure program success. ?? Having a guiding framework! ?? Results-Based Accountability is a way of thinking and acting that uses data-driven, decision-making processes to assist organizations and communities to take action to solving issues rather than only discussing the issues at hand. This method of thinking also allows for an opportunity to assign responsibility within the cause. Learn more about the Results-Based Accountability here: https://lnkd.in/gNcpjyT5 Evaluate everything and anything (within reason!)?????? SisterWeb has 101 ways of measuring performance, from client satisfaction to staff emotional well-being. It is important to have these very specific measurements as it can be crucial to the improvement of the organization. Revisit and modify your evaluation tools. ?? Quality over quantity is very important when conducting an evaluation. SisterWeb makes sure to review the measures to ensure that they are reliable for use. It is important that any measure is routinely reviewed. Here are some questions to think through when reviewing these measures: What is it measuring? Why are we measuring it? What changes need to be made? Clean up your data!?? Ensure all data collection by staff is correct and accurate. This continuous process helps organizations tackle larger issues within maternal health. Use qualitative methods to tell the story behind your quantitative?? data. In other words, look beyond the numbers and get curious about what our clients, communities, or staff are saying. Read Regina's full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gCEtewdR

What is the CDI??? It stands for the Champion Dyad Initiative! This is a program that gets feedback from health professionals and doulas to help improve the care and treatment of Black and Brown pregnant patients. Led by SisterWeb, the CDI has been able to strengthen communities and take us one step closer to ensuring justice for doulas and birthing families in San Francisco. Why was it created?????To help take another step towards justice in the health care system for pregnant and birthing people. Doulas and the support they provide have been gaining more attention due to their positive impact on clients' pregnancy-related health care experiences. Core Components?? Champion dyads (representatives from SisterWeb, four hospitals, and a birth center); community building activities, such as hospital and birth center tours; referrals; communication and bidirectional feedback; and professional development opportunities for SisterWeb Community Doulas. What are the Champion Dyads??? They are the individuals who focus on preparing clinical staff and SisterWeb staff to work together! They have monthly meetings where they can foster relationships using open communication. They are all superstars?? as they volunteer their time in order to make an impact! Unique Challenges?? Documentation; referrals; capacity; funding; and institutional support. Conclusion?? For doulas to most effectively serve clients in clinical settings, health systems must welcome doulas and understand and support their work. The CDI is a unique and promising model of collaboration and relationship-building between doulas, hospital leaders, and clinical staff. Next steps?? Examining whether the CDI has led to systems-level changes, such as shifts in clinical policy and protocols. ??Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gB4dG_xn #SisterWeb #healthcarejustice #bayareamamas #impact #ReproductiveJustice #BirthJustice #BirthEquity

Learn about #breastfeeding in this podcast by Stanford Health! ?? https://lnkd.in/gtXtg59p Some key benefits... For breastfeeding parent ?? ??Decreased risk of ovarian cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease For baby ?? ??Provides antibodies to help protect against viruses and illnesses and promotes a decreased chance of obesity, ear infections, and SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

Community Doula Week is right around the corner! ?? Tag all of the Community Doulas you know in the comments. ?? Thank you to community doulas around the world for your dedication, empathy, and advocacy. You help foster strength, resilience, and love in our communities. ?? ? See you on March 29- April 5, 2025 ?? #CDW25