This is tragic. If you are Black with a college/grad degree you have a greater risk of dying from pregnancy related causes than if you were white with < than a HS diploma. Degrees don’t make a difference when the whole system is rigged. #BlackMaternalHealth#MaternalMortality
Utter shock & sadness to lose one of our chief residents during childbirth this past weekend.
Please consider donating to baby Charlotte & Anthony as they grieve the loss of a mother & wife in Dr. Chaniece Wallace.
@Seventh_Wonder
https://t.co/0qS0jXBNj8
RCM staff taking the US documentary filmmakers of ‘Find the Midwife’ through the artefacts on display at RCM HQ and discussing the past, present and future of UK midwifery and maternity services for this exciting documentary.
Happy Black maternal health week! Doulas are such an important part of our maternal health ecosystem. I’m excited to host a dynamic group on Monday to discuss partnerships between doulas and healthcare systems! #doulapartnerships#instituteforpolicysolutions
Led by @hands4catching, the Black Maternal Health Week Café on April 15th will bring together a diverse group of experts to discuss the promotion of Black maternal health equity through partnerships between community-based doulas and healthcare systems. #BMHW2024#BMHWCafe2024
Excited to be launching our new project today at @JohnsHopkins
https://t.co/CtvzE10urS
We delve into the traditions & history of midwifery from the perspective of midwives and research, reexamining the significance of an ages old profession and its necessity the modern world.
🌟Great news🌟 Dr. Lisa Bowleg and I will be leading a virtual, interactive training for doctoral students: Get That Dissertation Done! Navigating the Intersectional Dissertation on May 17th, 2024!
Only 30 spots!🏃🏾♀️Get one b4 it's too late #phdlife#AcademicTwitter#phdchat
I am listening right now 😭 !! Thank you @MomsRising so much for continuing to affirm & amplify the movement to #EndObstetricRacism ! Thank you Gina Arias for sharing the impacts and highlights of #OPSS2023 & @bcr_nashville !! We’re so excited for more folks to attend #OPSS2024
🎤 **Speaker Spotlight: Indra** 🌟
Meet Indra, a human rights attorney. Licensed in Colorado, Indra is the founder of Elephant Circle and the Birth Rights Bar Association.
Learn more about them and our other trailblazing speakers.
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Grateful to @statnews and @MDAndersonNews for the incredible honor to be one of this year’s STAT Wunderkind awardees! Huge thanks to Usha for the delightful interview that captured my journey. Such a privilege to be featured! #STATWunderkind#Gratitude
Amazing event this evening @JHUNursing Institute for Policy Solutions with @Sarah_Szanton, @DrVincentRamos and inspiring midwife-PhD colleagues Noelene Jeffers @hands4catching and Ashley Gresh reimagining models of maternity care!