In this episode we discuss Black midwives and Margaret Charles Smith’s story. She was a distinguished Alabama midwife who delivered over 3,500 babies and never lost a single mother during childbirth.
And we highlight the National Black Midwives Alliance (NBMA), an organization that advocates for legislative actions that address disparities in maternal healthcare that disproportionately impact Black birthing people.
Visit the NBMA website to learn more about their advocacy efforts and to support their amazing work.
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Miss Margaret - PREVIEW by Documentary Educational Resources
Resources
Margaret Charles Smith (1906-2004) by Alabama’s Women Hall of Fame
Margaret Charles Smith - An Extraordinary Midwife by Amy Weig Pickering
Constructing the Modern American Midwife: White Supremacy and White Feminism Collide by P. Mimi Niles and Michelle Drew
Black Midwifery’s Complex History by Dominique Tobbell
Doulas Improving Birth Work Through Ancestral Practices with Ashe Birthing Services & The Bridge Directory
Structural Racism’s Lasting Impact on Black Women in Healthcare
“Black Angels” (Nurses) and the Fight Against Tuberculosis and Racism
Reflecting on Black Maternal Health Week & Hopeful Solutions
Environmental Racism - Lowndes County, Alabama & The Right to Basic Sanitation
Healing Through Literacy
A Miscarriage of Justice - Brittany Watts’ Story
The Hardships of Black Women in Academia - Dr. Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s Story
The Black Panthers’ Health Activism
Rerun: Environmental Racism & Black Communities - Gordon Plaza
Rerun: Diabetes & Insulin Rationing
Surviving 2023 & Listener Appreciation
Rerun: COVID-19 & Black Women - Dr. Susan Moore’s Story
Pulse Oximeters are Inherently Biased
Funding & Sustaining Health Justice Work with Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo
Black Nurse Jailed for Self-Defense Against Coworker - Sybil Garbow’s Story
Navigating a Broken System to Conquer Breast Cancer with Jasmine Samuel
Shedding Light on Sickle Cell Disparities
Missing Black Women Deserve Better
Misconceptions & Systemic Issues in Neurology with Dr. Jerome Lisk Part 2
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