Episode 3: Maternal Healthcare for Black Mothers

Episode 3 Topic: Mel and Tash will be joined by Jennifer Sarduy, Board President of Birth Texas on Maternal Healthcare Among Black Women. Hear about how you can change your birth experience and what we as mothers can do to change and challenge the narrative for black women to reduce the mortality rate in the black birth experience.   About Birth Texas & Birth Texas Convention: Birth Texas is a 501c3 non-profit consumer advocacy organization dedicated to reducing maternal and infant mortality, in the state of Texas, through consumer awareness and outreach. More information can be found on their website at http://www.birthtexas.org The 2018 Birth Texas Convention is thrilled to welcome special guests renowned midwife Shafia Monroe, as well as Life contributors Nev Schulman and Laura Perlongo! Saturday, July 21 in Arlington, TX | Register, Vendor, and/or Sponsor: https://birthtexas.org/convention/ This is a great conference for mothers who want to search for a different birth experience and birth practionners.      Sources/References: Childbirth is killing black women in the US, and here’s why https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/health/black-women-maternal-mortality/index.html For Serena Williams, Childbirth Was a Harrowing Ordeal. She’s Not Alone. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/sports/tennis/serena-williams-baby-vogue.html How training doctors in implicit bias could save the lives of black mothers. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-training-doctors-implicit-bias-could-save-lives-black-mothers-n873036 Black Mother's Alliance: A Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. Website: https://blackmamasmatter.org/ Texas Medical Association/Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: https://www.texmed.org/MMM/   Episode Hashtags: #MahoganyMomology #BlackMaternalHealthcare #BlackMamasMatter     Continue the Discussion, Download, Subscribe, Rate, Like, Follow Us, and Share on: Twitter: @MMomology Insta: @mahoganymomology  FB: @MahoganyMomology Email Us: [email protected] Itunes & Google Play Music: Mahogany Momology