Maternal Health Resources

Serves as the State of Michigan’s hotline for domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA), and human trafficking (HT) offering 24-hour phone, text, and chat features. The hotline provides survivors, their family, friends, and allied professions with free, confidential, and anonymous safety planning and crisis response assistance. Additionally, it provides healthcare professionals and advocates with relationship violence expertise.    

Comprehensive overview on how intimate partner violence (IPV) affects pregnant individuals and babies, risk factors, and prevention strategies.   

UK-based charity and network examining how domestic violence impacts perinatal mental health globally, particularly for marginalized groups, and healthcare staff response gaps.   

U.S.-based maternal safety initiative offering downloadable IPV screening tools, provider training, and trauma-informed practices for pregnancy/postpartum care.   

This guide links reproductive and sexual coercion with STI and poor pregnancy outcomes and offers best practices for healthcare providers to support survivor reproductive health.    

Resource hub by MMHLA with sections tailored to AI/AN, AAPI, Black, Latinx, South Asian, and multiracial communities.   

24/7 confidential support via phone, chat, and text; includes guidance for reproductive coercion, LGBTQ+ survivors, young people.    

Data on prevalence, unique abuse tactics like identity-based coercion and outing, barriers to support, and recommendations for inclusive services.    

Survivor Moms’ Companion (SMC) is an evidence-based program that helps pregnant and new parents with trauma build coping skills, practice self-care, strengthen relationships, and prepare for birth and parenting.     

This toolkit equips domestic and sexual violence advocates to partner with healthcare providers by integrating training, universal education, routine assessment, and on-site collaboration to expand early intervention, prevention, and support for survivors.  

Yearly reports and support resources on LGBTQ+ intimate partner violence across the U.S.   

Intersectional advocacy on how reproductive autonomy is tied to domestic violence survival, esp. for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ persons.   

Resources, statistics, cultural barriers, and supportive practices for LGBTQ survivors in Michigan communities.   

National research and perspective on LGBTQ intimate partner violence, with data on service gaps.   

Policy and clinical perspective explaining how reproductive violence, pregnancy care, and IPV prevention must center LGBTQ individuals. 

24/7 free, confidential support for survivors of abuse—including those experiencing violence during pregnancy.   

National leader in training healthcare providers to screen for and respond to domestic and sexual violence.

Provides an overview of risks and support options. Includes Q&A, videos, individual testimony, and information.   

Virginia Department of Health information and resources regarding connection of DV to maternal mortality and strategies to prevent abuse-related deaths.   

The Eau Claire Health Alliance provides multiple BIPOC resources as part of their Healthy Relationships Toolkit centering survivors’ stories at the intersection of race, systemic oppression, sexual violence, and relationships.   

The Advancing Birth Justice report by Every Mother Counts calls for integrating community-based doula models into maternity care to reduce racial disparities, improve outcomes, and lower healthcare costs.    

Peer-reviewed study showing how IPV increases risks of low birthweight and preterm birth, particularly in Black communities. 

Investigative journalism series on maternal deaths and the disproportionate toll on Black women.   

National data showing inequities in prenatal care, birth outcomes, and the intersection with violence and poverty.

The Black Mamas Matter Alliance’s 2021 environmental scan of nine state MMRCs found that despite their role in addressing the U.S.’s high and racially disparate maternal mortality rates, committees face harmful dynamics due to lack of diverse representation, reliance on a burden-of-proof approach to racism and discrimination, and insufficient integration of family voices and anti-racism training.

The U.S. has high maternal mortality with racial disparities, and a 2021 Black Mamas Matter Alliance scan found that Maternal Mortality Review Committees must better engage diverse communities to identify effective prevention strategies.

Documentary that exposes racial disparities in maternal and infant health by highlighting the heightened risks Black mothers and infants face while offering reproductive justice solutions such as supporting Black doulas and midwives and promoting evidence-based practices.

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s Birthing While Black briefs examine the roots of inequitable health and economic systems and explores how they fuel the Black maternal health crisis through labor market segregation, inadequate data collection, and restrictive reproductive health policies.

Network advancing Black maternal health, rights, and justice through research, advocacy, and care models.

Leading voice on reproductive justice for BIPOC communities, with resources for pregnant survivors of violence.   

Focused on eliminating racial disparities in maternal health and improving care for Black birthing people.  

Nation’s oldest nonprofit for Black women’s health equity, including programs on pregnancy and safety. 

Sexual assault service provider focused on serving survivors and providing education on the African-American experience.

Native-led nonprofit providing education, advocacy, policy guidance, and culturally grounded resources to address domestic and sexual violence in Tribal communities.

Offers domestic violence shelters, reproductive justice advocacy, and health education rooted in Indigenous values and sovereignty.

Features tribal-led webinars (e.g. “Maternal Health Tribal Learning Community”), injury and violence prevention, and traditional healing models.

Highlights how IPV disproportionately affects rural and Indigenous birthing people and calls for culturally centered care systems.

Research showing that trauma, violence, and colonization shape wellness perceptions and impact prenatal care access for Indigenous women.

Examines how IPV and reproductive justice are critical for Indigenous maternal health post Dobbs ruling, and policy interventions needed to support Indigenous communities.

Systematic review covering obstetric violence, cultural mismatch in care, and structural barriers Indigenous women face accessing prenatal/postnatal services.

National data showing IPV occurs in ~5.4% of pregnancies and links to delayed prenatal care, depression, substance use, and low birthweight—underscoring the need for effective IPV prevention in vulnerable communities.

The Family Violence Prevention Fund partnered with Sacred Circle and Mending the Sacred Hoop to address IPV in Indian Country by training health care staff, creating community response teams, integrating DV assessments, and supporting survivors through over 100 health care and advocacy programs.

MDHHS recognizes Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Day and outlines tribal partnerships and culturally aligned victim services for DV/SV survivors.

Includes culturally centered training on trauma-informed support, missing & murdered Indigenous women, and violence prevention tailored for tribal advocates and service providers.

Educational presentations on maternal warning signs, Indigenous data sovereignty, and culturally responsive care models for Tribal communities.

Supports immediate housing safety needs for survivors of gender-based violence in Tribal communities, including pregnant individuals.

Incorporates maternal mortality prevention outreach and respectful maternity care embedded in Indigenous-led campaigns and tribal health infrastructure.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health threat in Indian Country, with Native women experiencing the highest rates, and healthcare settings offer critical opportunities for early identification, prevention, and stronger clinical and community responses.

Serves all 12 federally recognized tribes in Michigan, providing culturally grounded support and training on domestic & sexual violence, stalking, and trauma-informed care across tribal communities.

Offers public awareness, advocacy, support services for survivors of IPV and sexual assault, including family-focused healing programs.

Tribal domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking services including emergency shelter, counseling, case management, and culturally rooted advocacy.

Each offers Tribal victim assistance and victim advocate programs providing trauma-informed care and referrals for survivors of violence in pregnancy and beyond.

The “Family Spirit” home visiting network supports Indigenous families statewide during pregnancy and infancy with health education, developmental support, and injury prevention services.

Medicaid-funded statewide prenatal and postpartum support, includes referrals for domestic violence, mental health services, and assistance tailored to Indigenous parents.

Implements perinatal services including doula support, home visits, and childbirth education for Indigenous families in Allegan, Kalamazoo, Kent, and Ottawa counties.

Enables Medicaid reimbursement for traditional Indigenous doula services across Michigan; supports birth sovereignty through culturally grounded birth work and lactation support.

Provides legal advocacy, assistance with Tribal PPOs under VAWA, and support navigating Tribal and state protections for survivors in Indigenous communities.

Culturally rooted 24/7 hotline and live chat for Native survivors of domestic or sexual violence—including pregnant individuals. Staffed by Indigenous advocates. Available nationwide.

Provides culturally informed insights into maternal mental health for Latina communities, including IPV and substance use risk.

Includes bilingual toolkit resources on intimate partner violence, maternal mental health, and Spanish-language supports.

Examines barriers Latinas face accessing first trimester prenatal care, including immigration status, language, and IPV-related stress.

Shows IPV is strongly associated with unintended pregnancy and preterm birth in Latina teens.

Discusses language barriers, stigma, and lack of culturally aligned IPV resources for Latinas.

Highlights PTSD prevalence, underreporting, and the role of legal/migration status affecting Latina help-seeking.

YouTube video features experts discussing proven maternal equity practices and policy solutions for Latina mothers.

While not Latina-specific, this perinatal IPV bundle offers provider training, screening and safety protocols adaptable for Latina-serving clinics.

CHASS collaborates with Michigan Maternal Infant Health Fund to enhance doulas, home visits, and postpartum mental health programs targeting Latina and Black mothers in Southwest Detroit

Implements region-wide referral pathways, behavioral health resources, and listening circles with Latino families to ensure culturally sensitive care in perinatal settings.

Medicaid-supported home visiting service providing education, mental health support, and referrals for domestic violence to pregnant individuals across Michigan, including Latino communities.

Offers community education and resource coordination supporting healthy pregnancies, urgent maternal warning signs, doula referrals, and home-visiting for Latina families.

AAPI-led advocacy organization focused on reproductive justice, ending gender-based violence, and supporting policies that uplift AAPI families.

Provides multilingual crisis support—hotline, emergency shelter, counseling—for survivors of domestic/sexual violence, including pregnant AAPI women.

California-based organization offering DV crisis helpline and services in multiple South Asian languages, as well as outreach on IPV during pregnancy.

Highlights maternal health inequities among Black, AI/AN, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander populations—including preterm birth and delayed prenatal care.

Examines global prevalence and effects of IPV—physical, sexual, emotional—on maternal and fetal outcomes with relevance for AAPI clinicians and advocates.

Evaluates international perinatal care guidelines for domestic violence, stressing inclusion of culturally diverse populations in care policies and provider training.

Concise data report showing how IPV during pregnancy disrupts prenatal care entry and increases birth risks—valuable for AAPI-targeted health education.

Accredited training for providers on identifying and responding to IPV during pregnancy, with frameworks adaptable for working with AAPI survivors.

Specializes in legal and social services for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence—including domestic and sexual violence, reproductive coercion, and pregnancy complications—many of whom are from the MENA region.

Serves Arab, Muslim, and refugee communities with trauma-informed support, domestic violence case management, mental health counseling, and culturally aligned reproductive health resources.

Michigan’s leading Arab and MENA-serving nonprofit. Offers bilingual programs in Dearborn/Hamtramck: legal aid, mental health counseling, domestic violence case management, pregnancy support, maternal health navigation, and survivor safety planning services.

National Muslim and Arab-informed organization providing culturally grounded domestic violence prevention, expert-led workshops, and referrals to local Arabic-language services including Michigan Asian Indian Family Center (MAIFS) in Livonia with multilingual support.

University of Michigan student organization platform serving healthcare professionals in learning Arabic language skills and cultural competency to better serve Arabic-speaking patients.

State-issued, downloadable pamphlets in Arabic about newborn screening, maternal health care, and health consent education tailored to Arabic-speaking families in Michigan.

Two-page guide in Arabic offering practical tips and legal referrals for survivors needing safe housing, safety planning, and emergency resources.

Focus groups and translated interviews with Arab-American women in Dearborn/Michigan reveal barriers to IPV disclosure, cultural stigma, and pregnancy-related health risks. Useful for provider orientation on bilingual domestic violence support.

Community-driven health survey analyzing postpartum depression, maternal stress, and access barriers in Arab families in Southeastern Michigan. Highlights importance of Arabic-language education and maternal care outreach.

A University of Michigan medical student founded a platform serving healthcare professionals, Medical Arabic, to help them learn Arabic language skills and cultural competency to better serve Arabic-speaking patients.

Qualitative study exploring IPV in Arab American communities, power dynamics, help-seeking barriers, and pregnancy-related health impacts.

Scoping review across MENA countries identifying risk factors for IPV and maternal health consequences including unintended pregnancy and mental health harm.

Offers data on access disparities in antenatal care across 13 MENA countries and highlights structural inequities affecting maternal outcomes.

Analyzes maternal mortality trends and identifies factors like healthcare access, education, and gender equity impacting perinatal outcomes in MENA nations.

Film screening hosted by the Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition about trauma, violence, and maternal health in Black communities.

Follows families who lost loved ones to maternal complications and highlights the systemic failures affecting Black birthing people. Shared on Youtube by the NYC Council.

Pregnant women with disabilities are over 2.5 times more likely to experience intimate partner violence, underscoring the need for tailored screening and support from healthcare providers.

The L.A. Times article highlights how ableism, historical trauma, and inadequate healthcare standards create barriers for disabled women in reproductive and perinatal care, leading to higher complication rates, unnecessary C-sections, accidental pregnancies, and disproportionate child custody loss despite capable parenting.

The Indiana Disability Justice report highlights how structural inequities increase the risk of sexual violence for people with cognitive and developmental disabilities and calls for inclusive, accessible primary prevention strategies.

The article highlights the unique challenges people with disabilities and chronic illnesses face in accessing pregnancy and abortion care, calling for more inclusive and equitable healthcare policies.

The article highlights the unique challenges people with disabilities and chronic illnesses face in accessing pregnancy and abortion care, calling for more inclusive and equitable healthcare policies.

This report identifies barriers faced by women with physical disabilities during pregnancy and childbirth, emphasizing the need for tailored support, accessible care, and peer-informed recommendations to improve perinatal outcomes.

This Mayo Clinic article highlights the ableist barriers faced by pregnant women with disabilities and emphasizes the importance of coordinated, disability-informed care teams to ensure comprehensive support throughout pregnancy and postpartum.

This Kidspot article highlights the stigma and ableist assumptions faced by a disabled mother during pregnancy, emphasizing that her disability does not limit her parenting and calling for greater societal acceptance of disabled parents.

This post highlights the barriers women with disabilities face in pregnancy and motherhood and recommends that local health departments integrate them into programs, create tailored initiatives, and use resources to ensure equitable maternal healthcare.

This article emphasizes that pregnancy is not automatically high-risk for women with physical disabilities, stressing the importance of experienced prenatal care, specialized hospital programs, and strategies for managing pregnancy and postpartum.

This article shares an activist’s personal story to highlight the barriers women with disabilities face in accessing dignified reproductive health care, including negative provider attitudes and lack of accessibility.

This webinar highlights how viewing disability only as a medical problem overlooks its social, political, and cultural dimensions, creating a gap between provider training and lived experiences.

Broad public health programs improving prenatal and maternal care across Michigan

Statewide quality improvement initiatives and maternal safety practices aimed at eliminating preventable maternal morbidity and mortality

Medicaid funded home visiting support for pregnant women and infants in Michigan communities (e.g. Ingham County)

Leading state coalition on domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, policy, provider training, and pregnancy related protocols.

Michigan’s primary LGBTQ advocacy & antiviolence organization; offers victim services, support for LGBTQ survivors including those pregnant

Offers culturally responsive DV & sexual assault services inclusive of LGBTQ survivors; includes safespace access, training and outreach tailored to queer clients

Michigan’s official registry of doulas who’ve completed state-approved training. You can filter by Medicaid participation, location, and specialties—great for finding LGBTQ friendly doulas across the state.

Kate (they/she) offers full-spectrum birth and lactation support tailored to LGBTQ+ families, with over a decade of experience in affirming queer parental care.

Community-based, equity-centered birth and lactation care rooted in Indigenous and BIPOC traditions. Specializes in serving LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC families with culturally relevant, full spectrum support.

Kelly Garland (Detroit based, queer/non-binary) is part of the Queer Doula Network and provides nonjudgmental prenatal, birth, and postpartum care with a focus on LGBTQ and trans parents.

Queer Doula Network is an information source hub to connect with LGBTQ+ affirming care. This website is not a vetted list service, however allows individuals to examine and make decisions. The Midwest linked providers are available here.

This practice explicitly supports LGBTQ parents, solo parents, adoptive and surrogacy families, and more. A compassionate option in Washtenaw County and the nearby region.

Sierra (she/they) is a therapist, doula, and perinatal educator dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ parents, neurodivergent families, and trauma survivors across Michigan.

This guide shares personal stories from trans and gender diverse parents, partners, and children, offering practical advice, shared experiences, and insights to help individuals and practitioners better understand and support trans and gender diverse families.

This TransHub template helps Trans and GNC patients discreetly advocate for correct pronouns, names, and gender-affirming language in healthcare settings.

This tool helps healthcare providers assess their knowledge of LGBTQIA+ inclusion and identify best practices for providing supportive care.

This self-assessment helps individuals reflect on their knowledge, attitudes, and approach to supporting trans, non-binary, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit people.

dedicated to domestic abuse during pregnancy, featuring expert speakers discussing prevalence, health impacts, and service responses. Valuable for clinicians, advocates, or anyone supporting pregnant survivors. (1:40:54)

highlights screening practices in prenatal care. Walks through a scenario. (5:40 minutes)

challenges faced by LGBTQ+ survivors in seeking help. (8:14 minutes)

Describes how domestic/family violence often begins or intensifies during pregnancy, and its health risks. (5:53 minutes)

Covers prevalence, unique risks, and systemic barriers for LGBTQ survivors. (3:59 minutes)

Focused on identifying abuse within same-sex relationships and recognizing patterns. (12:12 minutes)

Explores how to better serve and reach Black women survivors.

Explores the dynamics of the crime of stalking, recognizing stalking’s co-occurrence with domestic violence.

Focus groups and translated interviews with Arab-American women in Dearborn/Michigan reveal barriers to IPV disclosure, cultural stigma, and pregnancy-related health risks. Useful for provider orientation on bilingual domestic violence support.

Community-driven health survey analyzing postpartum depression, maternal stress, and access barriers in Arab families in Southeastern Michigan. Highlights importance of Arabic-language education and maternal care outreach.

A University of Michigan medical student founded a platform serving healthcare professionals, Medical Arabic, to help them learn Arabic language skills and cultural competency to better serve Arabic-speaking patients.

Qualitative study exploring IPV in Arab American communities, power dynamics, help-seeking barriers, and pregnancy-related health impacts.

Scoping review across MENA countries identifying risk factors for IPV and maternal health consequences including unintended pregnancy and mental health harm.

Offers data on access disparities in antenatal care across 13 MENA countries and highlights structural inequities affecting maternal outcomes.

Analyzes maternal mortality trends and identifies factors like healthcare access, education, and gender equity impacting perinatal outcomes in MENA nations.