EMBRACE: Perinatal Care for Black Families |

Reclaiming Health and Wellness for Black Births

EMBRACE is a clinical program developed to give Black mothers and Black pregnant people an opportunity to receive prenatal care from an intentional angle of racial consciousness.

EMBRACE asserts a deliberate and unapologetic stance around holding Black mothers, Black pregnant people and their families with a model of care where social and economic factors that affect their health can be identified and addressed.

Our principle goals are:

To sustain and support the creation of Black lives with transformative and holistic wellness
To reclaim cultural wisdom and integrate it in modern, systemic health care as an option for birthing Black families so that the beginning of their mothering and parenting is done with a conscious and empowered choice.

EMBRACE perinatal care includes:

Village building with other Black families
Race-concordant care
Culturally specific & relevant conversations
Integrated behavioral healthcare
Mindfulness (through meditation, yoga, aromatherapy, and indigenous rituals)
Extension of care up to 1 year postpartum

Interested in receiving EMBRACE perinatal care?

We are currently accepting patients with due dates from March-May 2023.

Patient Self Referral Form
Provider Referral Form

EMBRACE Black Wellness

Since 2018, the University of California San Francisco has piloted EMBRACE, an innovative group care program that was developed specifically for Black pregnant people.