Guam

Historic Moment

Birthworkers of Color Collective and the Bureau of Women's Affairs are working together to get funding for birth and postpartum doula services and culturally relevant doula training to address the health inequities in Guam.

In the News

ABC Pacific - Too many Pacific women die in childbirth. How can they be saved?

The rate of women who die during childbirth is alarmingly high in parts of the Pacific.

According to World Population Review, the rate of maternal mortality in Papua New Guinea is 192 deaths in every 100,000 live births.

That’s compared with a country like Australia, which is just three in every 100,000 births.

The reasons for these deaths vary from geographic barriers and lack of medical services to cultural barriers.

However, measures are being taken to address this limitation and help save the lives of women in the Pacific.

Sistas Let’s Talk host Natasha Meten speaks to Marshall Islands health secretary Francyne Wase-Jacklick, Stevie Merino-Mesa from the Birthworkers of Colour Collective and midwife Cherolyn Polomon who started a Whatsapp group for hundreds of Papua New Guinea’s health workers to collaborate about maternal health.

Where Love Remains:
A Community Gathering For Grief
& Remembrance

An offering for those who have experienced pregnancy, birth, infant, or child loss, and for the families and community members who love them.
Where Love Remains is an afternoon of remembrance, talk circle, workshop, and ceremony. A space to speak names. A space to sit quietly if that’s what you need. A space rooted in care, culture, and collective holding.
🗓 Sun, Feb 22, 2026 ⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM 📍 Sagan Kotturan CHamoru Cultural Center, Guahan ✨ Refreshments & light snacks provided 💛 Suggested donation: $15–$25 (no one turned away)
If this gathering feels like it might be for you, we invite you to join us.

Register

Help Us Fund the
Guähan Doula Project

Guam birthworkers continue forward despite news of funding removed for Guåhan Doula Project

“We will continue this work and remain steadfast in our determination to reduce maternal & infant health disparities, and will do so with or without government support”

Stevie Merino, Executive Director & Chamorro Birthworker

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