For Black History Month, Claudia Booker will be discussing birth, Blackness, and how we can do better. She will also bring light to the myths of homebirth. NOW PLAYING ON BLOG TALK RADIO Claudia’s life is rich with history, travel and a calling. From Court Judge, Midwife, Advocate and Educator, Claudia Booker has traveled the…
Category: Social Justice
Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California
Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care…
FREE PDF | Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California
Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care system…
Death by Delivery @ California African American Museum
Death by Delivery from Fusion TV examines the rising number of deaths of expectant mothers in the US, particularly of pregnant black women. Some cities are addressing the problem in new ways and curbing this unsettling trend. From Atlanta to New York to Los Angeles, meet the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, doctors, doulas, midwives, and…
Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California
Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care…
Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California
Sistahs of the Drum to perform at launch Join us to celebrate the launch of BWBJ’s new report Battling Over Birth! Thursday October 26, 2017 Mills College Student Union 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94613 Free and open to the public Doors open at 6:00pm, program starts at 6:30! Join the Facebook event Battling Over…
Gender, Sexuality, and Inclusion of All Families in Midwifery Practice
Join Jaqxun Darlin, CPM, LDM on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 from 1:30-3:00 ET for this introductory level workshop. We will explore how providing client-centered care for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and other queer spectrum clients improves and enhances the care we can provide for all families seeking midwifery care. LGBTQIA individuals face many obstacles to healthcare…
Grand Opening Celebration of North America’s Newest Birth Center | Borderland Births Presents Luna Tierra Birth Center
SEPTEMBER 22 ~ EL PASO, TX Join us in celebrating the opening of Luna Tierra Birth Center. We are excited at providing care to the El Paso and Juarez communities with a focus on social and reproductive justice. Please join us for the celebration! Carambola Community Music will be performing. There will be snacks, a…
SUPPORT REQUESTED | R.O.O.T.T Restoring Our Own Through Transformation
R.O.O.T.T. (Restoring Our Own Through Transformation) is a start up collective of concerned Black women, WOC, families, community members, allies/accomplices, and interdisciplinary public health/social justice advocates in response to the increasing rate of maternal/infant mortality and morbidity in the Central Ohio area. … Through R.O.O.T.T, we will go beyond surface level “risk factors” regarding marginalized…
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