# @bookstrofficial on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-05-20T17:36:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bookstr (@BookstrOfficial) — https://gondola.cc/BookstrOfficial

## Caption

These stories shed light on the realities of the Black maternal experience, from the history of midwifery and gynecology to advocating for health equity. 📖 ❤️

Swipe through to get a peek at these books, then click the link in our bio to read more. 🔗

Featured here:
• 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, REPRODUCTION, AND THE MEANING OF LIBERTY by Dorothy Roberts (dorothyeroberts)  | Vintage (vintage)
• LEGACY: A BLACK PHYSICIAN RECONS WITH RACISM IN MEDICINE by Uché Blackstock, MD (ucheblackstockmd) | Penguin Books (penguinbooks)
• PREGNANT WHILE BLACK: ADVANCING JUSTICE FOR MATERNAL HEALTH IN AMERICA by Monique Rainford, MD (drmoniquerainford) | Broadleaf Books (broadleafbooks)
• MEDICAL BONDAGE by Deirdre Cooper Owens (deirdrecooperowens) | University of Georgia Press (ugapress)
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