Postpartum Awareness Week for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) is a national movement and collective call to action that centers the Fourth Trimester as a critical, lifelong phase of the birthing journey. Rooted in reproductive justice, this week uplifts the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual realities of postpartum life while addressing the systemic inequities that continue to impact BIPOC families across the United States.

Co-created and led by women and supported by a national network of community-based organizations, advocates, healthcare providers, and cultural workers, Postpartum Awareness Week is both an educational series and a healing space. It brings together voices from across the country to amplify lived experiences, share knowledge, honor ancestral practices, and reimagine what postpartum care can and should be.

Through virtual and hybrid gatherings, participants engage in ceremony, storytelling, artistic expression, dialogue, and strategy to deepen understanding and inspire action. The week highlights critical issues such as postpartum mental health, birth spacing, nourishment, policy, and access to culturally responsive care, while affirming that postpartum is not limited to a moment in time. Postpartum is forever.

This movement exists to shift culture, influence policy, and build a future where BIPOC families are supported, believed, and cared for with dignity throughout their entire postpartum journey. We invite individuals, organizations, and institutions to participate, host, and activate within their own communities as we collectively work to transform postpartum outcomes and experiences nationwide.