amma community guidelines
effective date: February 3rd, 2026
Welcome to the amma community! We have four important pillars to help maintain a welcoming atmosphere for everyone:
Safety, not fear.
Support and help, not disrespect.
Honesty, not deceit.
Kindness, not aggression.
We hope it's straightforward! But if you want a detailed deepdive into these concepts, let's explore together.
Safety, not fear
We want our community to be a genuine safe space where all participants can feel comfortable and at ease discussing the most sensitive and intimate details of their lives, health, and fertility.
Use common sense when posting in channels and protect the safety of other participants by reporting users and posts that violate our rules.
Report users who are harassing others, soliciting, or otherwise breaking the rules.
No nudity, sexually explicit photos, or photos of genitals. Breastfeeding photos are allowed if they do not have a sexual connotation.
No sexual offers.
No private adoption offers. If you are interested in adoption, please contact your local
Don't encourage others to harm themselves or commit illegal acts.
Don't sell, trade, or donate medications, prescription or not.
Don't post your contact details.
Don't post information that doesn't belong to you without permission. This includes photos of other participants and their families, their personal stories, contact details, and intellectual property.
Don't follow medical advice without personal consulting with your doctor, especially if it's not backed by references from reliable sources (WHO, ACOG, The Lancet, Cochrane Library etc).
Participants are prohibited from independently organizing contests, gambling, and other games with material prizes, giveaways, etc. Surveys with rewards, games, and other activities can only be initiated by our administrators within the community or inside the application amma pregnancy tracker through stories and banners on the main page or in the Market. We do this to protect you from fraud: in our contests, we can be responsible for our actions, but we cannot control others.
No spamming. We also love cute puppies, funny gifs, bright pictures and emojis, but we ask you to be moderate and thoughtful. Comments and posts that contain only spam without meaningful content will be removed.
Do not distribute information that provokes a "chain reaction" of message forwarding by recipients or similar content.
Give more than you take. Self-promotion, spam, and links unrelated to the channel's theme are prohibited.
Discuss painful, controversial, and potentially provocative topics only in the relevant channels and include trigger warnings. We support freedom of speech and the desire to talk about difficult topics and be seen and heard. However, someone may not be ready for such topics and their discussion. So, while giving some users the right to talk about any topics, we also give others the right not to participate in them.
Do not publish other people's Personal Data without their consent.
Do not publish your own or your child's Personal Data that requires enhanced protection, including medical test results, examination findings, doctor's conclusions, health information, biometric data (facial photos, fingerprints), information about criminal records, nationality, political views, as well as any other sensitive information that may cause harm.
Support and help, not disrespect
Our community is a place where moms and their families can ask questions, share their experiences, and give and receive advice. Support each other, answer others' questions, share your unique experiences, but always remember that your experience is only yours, and it may not always be applicable to others. Respect all opinions, perspectives, and life stories. Be careful and aware of others' feelings.
Stick to the theme of each channel: your posts should correspond to the content of the channel and its topic.
No spamming. No matter how urgent and important your question or story is, don't post it in all channels: we will leave only one post and give you a warning.
Avoid generalizations: speak for yourself and do not speak for other people, even if you believe that the majority acts (or thinks) in a certain way.
Absolutely no trolling.
Our community is not a place for promoting personal business or commercial advertising.
Do not post images or links containing pornography, sexually explicit material, violent content, and/or other inappropriate and dangerous content.
Please avoid using a condescending tone and potentially provocative and shaming expressions when discussing sensitive issues.
Do not refer to abortion as murder.
· Encouraging abortion (persuading its necessity) is prohibited. Sharing personal experience without pressuring readers is allowed.
Do not shame others and do not victim blame.
Do not call out other users or groups in your posts, even under the thin pretext of creating a discussion.
Honesty, not deceit
We want a trusting atmosphere to be a distinguishing feature of the amma community. We discuss many sensitive issues here, and it's absolutely important to us that everyone feels safe. Be honest in your posts and comments.
Do not misrepresent your identity or place of work.
Use only one account.
Do not use personal experiences, physical and/or mental health conditions, medical histories, psychological issues, or other sensitive information for mislead, abuse, pressure, or any form of attack on users.
Kindness, not aggression
We want this community to become a truly safe place for each of our moms. But we can't do it without you. Always be respectful, even if you don’t agree. Remember to be kind and be polite.
Personal attacks, insults, condemnation, intimidation and public discussion of other people are absolutely unacceptable. This includes any direct or indirect insults towards individual users or groups of people.
Be polite. If you disagree with someone's opinion, keep it respectful. If the dialogue doesn't lead to a common ground, consider whether it's worth continuing. Don't push your point of view and don't judge a person whose opinion differs from yours.
Harassment, bullying, and hate speech are strictly prohibited. No racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or any other biased remarks, including prejudice based on ethnicity, nationality, or religion.
No ableism. Do not use disabilities as an insult, and do not accuse people of mental illness just because you disagree with them.
Do not use profanity or obscene language.
Flammable Territory (topic description)
Planning a family, reproductive health, pregnancy itself, childbirth, and parenting aren't always perfect and beautiful in reality. At amma community we always stand by the belief that there's no single norm for all women worldwide, and we strive to debunk the image of the perfect mom who has never faced any difficulties.
Moreover, in the life of every mom, there can be other, unseen challenges. Life in the modern world can be overwhelming, traumatizing, infuriating, and distressing. We don't want to pretend that there are no problems in your world or that they don’t exist. That's why we've created a special channel called "Flammable Territory," where you can discuss sensitive topics that bother you, including politics, religion, losses, and more.
All we ask of you here:
Discuss painful, conflicting, and potentially provocative topics only in this channel.
Provide trigger warnings. We support freedom of speech, the desire to discuss difficult topics, and the aspiration to be seen and heard, but someone may not be ready for these topics and their discussion. By giving some users the right to talk about any topics, we give others the right not to participate.
We understand how important it is to let off steam, so moderation in this channel will be less strict. Nevertheless, we ask you to adhere to our basic rules: do not offend others, even if you disagree with them, do not threaten, accuse, or shame.
Be prepared for someone to decide not to continue the discussion. Everyone has their limit for discussing sensitive topics. Don't blame anyone for not responding to you.
A few more important points to remember:
Please note that we may give up to 3 warnings, suspend, impose a "read-only" mode, or ban active users who do not follow community rules. Users repeatedly violating the rules may be asked to leave the community.
Posts denigrating the rules and/or moderators' enforcement will be removed without warning. We encourage users to provide feedback in a constructive and respectful manner via the in-app reporting system or email at help@amma.family. Creating a new account after a suspension will result in a permanent ban. Please refrain from posting or communicating with our community on behalf of banned users. They were banned for a reason, and doing so may lead to your suspension.
Any post not meeting a moderator's criteria can be removed without notice.
amma community is primarily a space for women to have a safe and supportive place to discuss their health and experiences. However, all people are welcome in the community as long as they follow our rules.
If you believe that a crime has been committed, please report it to your local law enforcement authorities.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the guidelines, please send us an email at help@amma.family. Please, read carefully and follow our Terms of use for Community.