EmpowerHealth Watch™
From Community Voices to Smarter Maternal Care
EmpowerHealth Watch is a research-informed maternal health platform designed to help women better understand their care, prepare for appointments, ask informed questions, and advocate with confidence throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
Why We Created EmpowerHealth Watch
Too many women leave healthcare visits feeling unheard, overwhelmed, or unsure of what comes next. EmpowerHealth Watch was created from years of community-engaged research and listening sessions with Black mothers, doulas, and community partners to transform lived experiences into practical digital support.
Built With Community, Not Just Technology
Community Voice
Designed from hundreds of stories shared by mothers, doulas, and families.
Research Driven
Grounded in community-engaged research and evidence-informed maternal health practice.
Built for Action
Helping women prepare for appointments, understand their care, and advocate with confidence.
What EmpowerHealth Watch Helps You Do
Prepare for appointments
Track questions and concerns
Learn throughout pregnancy
Connect to trusted resources
Understand medical information
Build confidence in self-advocacy
Research & Innovation Hub
Everything we build begins by listening. Each initiative below has helped shape the design, content, and purpose of EmpowerHealth Watch. Together, they represent a growing maternal health ecosystem grounded in community voice, research, education, and innovation
Amplifying the Voices of Pregnant & Postpartum Women
Community-engaged listening sessions that captured the lived experiences of Black mothers and transformed those stories into research, recommendations, and action.
Amplifying the Voices of Doula's
A provider-engaged listening initiative exploring doulas' experiences supporting families, identifying barriers to equitable care, and informing future maternal health policy and practice.
Empowered Connections™
Trauma-informed care workforce education that equips healthcare professionals and community organizations to build trust, improve communication, and provide compassionate, culturally responsive care.
Maternal Health Ecosystem Framework
A community-informed systems innovation framework connecting research, education, advocacy, technology, and partnerships to improve maternal health outcomes.
Publications & National Presentations
Research findings are shared through peer-reviewed publications, national conferences, invited presentations, and community reports to ensure community voices influence policy, practice, and systems change.