This week Pansay (Doula), Angela (CNM), and Maggie (RNC-OB) discuss COVID-19’s impact on our birth practices. We are talking about remote doula support, how this crisis is impacting mental health for birth professionals and consumers, control during birth, and how we care for each other. We are also calling attention to Black Maternal Health Week and calling out racial disparities in care and our collective responsibility for addressing them.
Resources about COVID-19’s impact on communities of color, particularly brown and black people: racial health disparities during coronavirus, dying at alarming rates, societal inequalities, case rates from Milwaukee and Michigan as of 4/4, and information about how Black Mamas can Thrive.
Organizations devoted to ending racial disparities in perinatal care:
National Birth Equity Collaborative
Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Mamatoto Village
National Black Doulas Association
National Association to Advance Black Birth
Resources covering how COVID-19 is impacting pregnancy: no reason to abandon pregnant people & possible permanent changes in care.
Addressing mental health concerns: for healthcare professionals & a guide for anyone dealing with COVID-19.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Gonna Start” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
This was a really informative and important episode. So much love to Pansay and Angela in the work they’re doing to support birthing families, all year round, but specifically during covid19.
Thank you for listening, Jessie! We all here are deeply appreciative of their work and sharing their perspectives with us <3