Research & Advocacy — Empowered Birth Movement
Research & Advocacy

Evidence-informed.
People-centered.

Hidden problems cannot be changed.

We advocate for greater research attention to maternal health experiences to define challenges, inequities, and barriers and fully understand how they can be addressed.

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Focus areas

What research helps us understand

Research helps us understand the challenges, inequities, and barriers that shape people’s experiences of pregnancy, birth and postpartum care.

At EBM, we bring attention to what the research says and use evidence to support more equitable, accessible, and responsive care.

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Maternal health experiences

Understanding how people experience pregnancy, birth and postpartum care.

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Health inequities & barriers

Identifying differences in access, experiences and outcomes across communities. Understanding structural barriers that create disparities.

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Evidence-based action

Connecting research and lived experience to practical approaches for improving maternal healthcare.

Advocacy

From research to action

Research can identify where systems fall short. Advocacy helps bring those findings into conversations about how systems can improve.

We use evidence and community perspectives to raise awareness, inform public dialogue, and promote equitable approaches to maternal healthcare.

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