“We Carry This Together: Intergenerational Leadership for the Future of Postpartum Care”

The closing day of Postpartum Awareness Week is a collective call to carry this work forward—together. Grounded in decolonization, the space honors storytelling as sacred knowledge and power, while naming the impact of medical racism, the loss of traditional practices, and the need to return authority to families, birth workers, elders, and community-based care.

Centering intergenerational leadership, this day uplifts young people and elders as co-leaders in shaping the future of postpartum care; one that is relational, culturally rooted, and accountable to those most impacted.

Participants are invited into a Ritual of Collective Commitment—a moment where awareness becomes action. Communities, organizations, providers, advocates, and institutions are called to expand Postpartum Awareness Week across New York City and the nation; hosting gatherings, amplifying voices, and advancing care that protects families in the fourth trimester.

We do not close; we expand.
We do not pass this work on—we carry it together.