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Obstetrician Recommends Midwifery Care

This Obstetrician Recommends Midwifery Care: But Why are Midwives in Short Supply? By Leslie Farrington, MD, Cofounder of Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood In 2014 …

Black Maternal Health

Reclaim the Joy, Hope and Spirituality of Birth – Grow the Black Birth Workforce

Reclaim the Joy, Hope and Spirituality of Birth – Grow the Black Birth Workforce The April 2021 Love Letter to Black birthing people provides a …

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Birth Trauma Due to Obstetric Violence

OV is Mistreatment or Disrespect by medical personnel during Labor or Birth The Giving Voice to Mothers Study 2700 US Women Surveyed One in 6 …

Black Maternal Health

Black Joy and Hope vs Fear of Giving Birth

My grandmother, Edith Farrington, died of a pregnancy related complication at Queens General Hospital in New York City almost 100 years ago. Last week I …

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White Supremacist Ideology and the Helping Professions

White supremacist ideology has influenced scientific research from the 1700’s to the present. The evidence abounds in the subjects and topics “researched”, the language and …

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Obstetric Supremacy vs Respectful Maternity Care

Americans who read The Unequal Distribution of Health in the Smithsonian Magazine may be shocked to learn that US women today are 50% more likely …

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Spotlight on Racism in Medicine during a Pandemic – We have the Solutions

Spotlight on Racism in Medicine during a Pandemic – We have the Solutions On December 20 Dr. Susan Moore, a Black physician specializing in Family …

Black Maternal Health

Western Medicine and the Health of the People of the African Diaspora

Though they belonged to a healing profession and pledged to “First do no harm”, physicians in the Antebellum: Worked at slave markets attesting to the …

Black Maternal Health

Why Racism Is a Public Health Crisis – Exemplified by Black Maternal Health

Thank you for this opportunity to shed light on why racism is a public health crisis AND how racism impacts health and well-being of birthing …

Black Maternal Health

Trauma Porn vs Seeking Justice, The Media and Black Maternal Health

Trauma Porn vs Seeking Justice, The Media and Black Maternal Health On Facebook I recently learned about the death of Denise Williams, one month postpartum, …