Learn to ask, check, and take action so you are heard and supported in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care.

The ACTT Workshop is an interactive, skill building session that helps Black families navigate pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care with more confidence and more voice. Grounded in the ACTT model, participants practice four steps that can improve the experience of medical care: Ask questions until you understand the answers, Claim your space (physical and mental), Trust your body, and Tell your story.

This matters because bias in society and medicine can lead to preventable complications and deaths, and too many Black families experience being dismissed or not fully heard. The ACTT Workshop equips participants to advocate for safety, autonomy, dignity, and person centered care, including how to ask for clear explanations, insist on informed consent, and communicate concerns when something does not feel right.

Who should attend: anyone who wants to be better prepared to speak up for themselves or support someone they love in medical settings. That includes people who are preconception, pregnant, postpartum, or not currently pregnant, plus spouses, partners, family, friends, coworkers, and the faith-based community.