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On today\\u2019s podcast, we are\\xa0thrilled to share with you an important interview with the co-founders of The Black OBGYN Project, Dr. Rachel Bervell, and Dr. Tamandra Morgan.\\xa0

Dr. Rachel Bervell, a graduate of Harvard and Georgetown University, is the founder of the nonprofit organization \\u201cHugs for Ghana," and co-founder of \\u201cThe Fresh Resource Urban Initiative Team\\u201d or FRUIT, which addresses food insecurity and\\xa0underserved communities through health literacy and nutrition courses. Dr. Bervell continues today to be dedicated to vulnerable communities and patients and serves as a medical consultant for the University of California, San Francisco\'s \\u201cVoices for Birth Justice\\u201d and as a women\'s health practitioner.

Dr. Tamandra Morgan, a graduate of Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a second-year resident physician in OB/GYN at the University of California, San Francisco. In Chicago, Dr. Morgan was a leader in the Urban Medicine program and volunteered at the male health forum on Chicago South Side. Dr. Morgan is a 2017 recipient of the prestigious American Association of University Women Selected Professions Fellowships.

In today\'s podcast, Dr. Bervell and Dr. Morgan share their journey to becoming obstetric physicians. We also talk about their experiences with creating \\u201cThe Black OBGYN Project,\\u201d and how they are using their platform to advocate and amplify the need for more Black OB/GYNs to enter and be supported in the field.\\xa0

**Content Warning: We talk about racial disparities, obstetric abuse, microaggressions, and sexual assault.**\\xa0

Resources:

Learn more about The Black OBGYN Project here on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Black-ObGyn-Project) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theblackobgynproject).\\xa0

Learn more about Medical Bondage by Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens here (https://ugapress.org/book/9780820354750/medical-bondage/).\\xa0

Learn more about Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts here\\xa0

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth\\xae, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth\\xae Childbirth Class.