These stories shed light on the realities of the Black maternal experience, from the history of midwifery and gynecology to advocating for health equity. 📖 ❤️
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• THE WOMEN WHO CAUGHT THE BABIES by Eloise Greenfield | Illustrated by Daniel Minter (d1minter) | Alazar Press (alazarpress)
• BIRTHING JUSTICE: BLACK WOMEN, PREGNANCY, AND CHILDBIRTH Edited by Julia Chinyere Oparah and Alicia D. Bonaparte | Routledge (routledgebooks)
• BATTLING OVER BIRTH: BLACK WOMEN AND THE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE CRISIS by Helen Arega, Danita Hudson, Linda Jones, Julia Chinyere Oparah, Talita Oseguera (talitathemidwife) | Praeclarus Press
• BLACK WOMEN BIRTHING JUSTICE (blackwomenbirthingjustice)
• SAFE IN A MIDWIFE’S HANDS: BIRTHING TRADITIONS FROM AFRICA TO THE AMERICAN SOUTH by Linda Janet Holmes (lindajholmes9) | Ohio State University Press (ohiostatepress)
• KILLING THE BLACK BODY: RACE, REPRODUCTI...
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