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Mino Care Mommy Monitor puts the power of your maternal care into your own hands.

Mommy Monitor is a social enterprise developing a mobile health app for use by pregnant women living in Canada, to enhance surveillance, increase monitoring, provide access to social networking between these women and peer counselors, in addition to delivering a guideline for healthcare professionals to help them implement culturally sensitive healthcare.

1 in 21.That is how often Black birthing people in Canada faced a life threatening pregnancy complication between 2012 a...
10/07/2026

1 in 21.

That is how often Black birthing people in Canada faced a life threatening pregnancy complication between 2012 and 2023. For White birthing people, it was 1 in 36.

A new national study in CMAJ looked at nearly 1.5 million births across Canada outside Quebec over 11 years. It is the first national picture of severe maternal morbidity by race in this country.

Severe maternal morbidity means complications serious enough to cause severe illness, a long hospital stay, or death.

After accounting for age, income, immigration, diabetes, blood pressure, previous cesarean and more, Black birthing people still had 66% higher odds.

Mino Care is part of the research team behind this study. Now the work is making sure these numbers change.
Save this. Send it to someone who is pregnant or who cares for pregnant people.

Read more here: Rajasingham M, et al. CMAJ 2026;198:E1317. doi:10.1503/cmaj.252020

Our mothers went through it quietly. We don’t have to🤎When we asked African, Caribbean and Black women about menopause, ...
10/05/2026

Our mothers went through it quietly. We don’t have to🤎

When we asked African, Caribbean and Black women about menopause, almost half of those who didn’t seek care said they didn’t think their symptoms were serious enough. One in four who did get support said it didn’t help at all.

Brain fog, joint pain, anxiety and incontinence are all part of it. Perimenopause can begin earlier than many people expect, even in your 30s. Most of us were never told.

Mino Care was asked by the SOGC to help shape national menopause resources for our communities. Swipe for six questions to bring to your next appointment. Save them, and send them to the women in your life who need them.
Read the full report at minocare.ca/menopause or comment MINO and we’ll send it to you.

From your first period to menopause, your health is connected. Your care should be too. Follow Mino Care to take part in our menopause study in the coming weeks.

Every Child Matters.Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the children who never returned h...
09/30/2026

Every Child Matters.

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors, and their families and communities.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action 18 through 24 speak directly to health care. They ask the people who deliver care to understand the legacy of residential schools and to practise with respect for Indigenous knowledge and healing. The cultural safety that guides our work was shaped by Indigenous scholars and communities, and we carry a responsibility to honour that.
Wear orange. Read the Calls to Action. Support Indigenous led organizations.

If you are a Survivor or a family member and need support:
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1 866 925 4419, 24 hours a day.

Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1 855 242 3310, 24 hours a day, with support in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut on request.

Asking for help is strength. Not weakness. Not a last resort. This week is Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK, led by ...
09/21/2026

Asking for help is strength. Not weakness. Not a last resort.

This week is Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK, led by The Motherhood Group . For seven days we are sharing what Black mothers in the UK and in Canada have said about being seen, being heard, and being supported. We are also sharing where you can go for help right now.
Two countries. One conversation. We call it The Same Room.

We are Mino Care. For more than five years we have provided culturally safe perinatal mental health support with and for Black mothers in Canada. As we prepare to come to the UK, we want to begin by listening, and by standing alongside the people who have done this work here for years.

Follow along all week. Drop a 🤍 if this matters to you, and tag a mum who deserves to hear it today.

If you are struggling right now, call 111 and choose the mental health option, or call Samaritans on 116 123, any time.

Finding reliable info on Black perinatal health in Canada should not be this hard.For too long it has been scattered, mi...
08/15/2026

Finding reliable info on Black perinatal health in Canada should not be this hard.

For too long it has been scattered, missing, or not collected at all. Today we are changing that.

The Black Canadian Perinatal Health Information Network (BCPHIN) is now live. One space for the research, tools, data, and community working to advance Black maternal and reproductive health across Canada.

This is for the doulas, the midwives, the researchers, the advocates, and every family who deserves care built on real information.

Save this so you can find it later. Share it with someone who needs it. Link in bio to explore.

Summer’s almost here, and a good camp shouldn’t come down to what a family can afford.We pulled together 30+ culturally ...
07/04/2026

Summer’s almost here, and a good camp shouldn’t come down to what a family can afford.

We pulled together 30+ culturally appropriate summer camps for Black, Caribbean, African and Indigenous children across the GTA, Ottawa, London, Windsor and beyond. Some are completely free. Many more offer subsidies, sibling discounts and payment plans, and often you just have to ask.

Dates, times, locations, costs and registration links, all in one place. The free spots fill first, so don’t wait on this one.
Full guide at the link in our bio.

Consent is a skill, not a buzzkill — and this time you’re learning it from a sexual health nurse, not a comment section....
07/02/2026

Consent is a skill, not a buzzkill — and this time you’re learning it from a sexual health nurse, not a comment section.

Free virtual workshop. We’ll cover what consent really means, how Canadian law defines it, and how the physical, emotional, social, and legal sides of sexuality actually connect. Then we’ll work through real scenarios together -you decide: consent, or not?

You’ll also walk away knowing exactly where to find trustworthy sexual health info and support (no more late-night googling).

Register free via the link in bio. Spaces are limited.

SexEd

To our Mino.In Fon, Mino means “our mothers.” A title born in Dahomey. A name first carried by the women warriors who st...
05/11/2026

To our Mino.

In Fon, Mino means “our mothers.” A title born in Dahomey. A name first carried by the women warriors who stood between the kingdom and everything that tried to break it.
But Mino was never reserved for the women who gave birth.

It was a name the community placed on the shoulders of every woman who chose us. Who fought for us. Fed us. Defended us. Spoke for us when we had no voice.

The aunties. The teachers. The healers. The organizers. The neighbors who raised other people’s children like their own. The women who never carried a child in their womb - but carried entire communities on their shoulders.

This Mother’s Day, we honor every Mino. By birth. By love. By advocacy. By sacrifice.

You are the reason this brand carries your name.

Happy Mother’s Day from Mino Care. 🤎

Introducing Baby Love A 7 week supportive group program for parents, caregivers, and their babies (2 to 15 months), brou...
05/04/2026

Introducing Baby Love

A 7 week supportive group program for parents, caregivers, and their babies (2 to 15 months), brought to you by Mino Care in collaboration with the Abiona Centre for Infant and Early Mental Health.

Baby Love is all about helping you better understand and respond to your baby’s feelings while building a strong, secure bond that lasts a lifetime. Through guided conversations, activities, play, and meaningful connections with other caregivers, you’ll learn how to:

-Know what’s on your baby’s mind so you can respond and build security
-Read and respond to cues and soothe your baby back to calm
-Enhance your caregiving skills and gain greater confidence
-Support the development of your baby’s security with you
-Connect with other caregivers and form new relationships along the way.

Many caregivers leave feeling more confident, less alone, and better equipped with practical tools to support their baby’s development and their own wellbeing.

Sign up through the link in our bio or email us at [email protected] to learn more.
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05/01/2026

This is MinoFest 2026 in motion. The energy, the voices, the moments that made April 11 a day none of us will forget. From our keynote to the panels, the art, the lunch conversations, and everything in between, this reel is just a glimpse of what happened in that room.

We gathered researchers, clinicians, midwives, doulas, policy makers, community organizers, and advocates all under one roof with one shared purpose. To advance equitable perinatal and reproductive health outcomes for Black and racialized communities. And what unfolded was nothing short of extraordinary.

If you were there, we hope this brings it all back. If you were not, let this be your sign to join us next year.
The full conference recording drops today.

Thank you to everyone who made MinoFest 2026 what it was. This community is everything.

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