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EBB 252 - A Candid Conversation about Doula Advocacy with Doula and EBB Instructor Leslie Greene

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, 7 a.m.

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In this episode we talk with EBB Instructor Leslie Greene, about doula advocacy and empowering families through the EBB Childbirth education class.
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Leslie Greene, pronouns, she/her, is a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, baby wearing consultant and Evidence Based Birth Instructor and founder of Peridot Births. Leslie\'s work reflects her passion for birth justice, and she has a special interest in supporting Black and brown birthing families and members of the LBGTQIA+ community. Leslie is also the mom of a rising first grader and loves to spend her time with her adopted Shih Tzu and tabby kitten when not working.
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We talk about the importance of doula advocacy. Leslie talks about her personal journey to becoming a childbirth educator and a doula, as a form of activism to address the Black maternal health crisis in American. She describes how to step into the birthing space as a collaborative advocate to center the parent\'s experience for their birth.\\xa0
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Content Warning: discussion of the murder of George Floyd, maternal mortality for African Americans, Black maternal health crisis, systemic racism, politics, obstetric violence, racism, forced cervical exams, perineal massage with baby shampoo, poverty, substance use, teen pregnancy, lack of prenatal care, colonization, slavery, and the COVID-19 pandemic

Resources:

Listen to\\xa0EBB 218 \\u2013 The Evidence on Perineal Massage during Labor with Dr. Rebecca Dekker here
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Check out and follow all of Leslie\\u2019s work:
o \\xa0 Leslie\\u2019s Evidence Based Childbirth Education site can be found here
o \\xa0 Leslie\\u2019s Doula Services can be found here
o \\xa0 Follow Leslie\\u2019s work on Instagram here

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