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EBB 270 - Intersectionality and Representation in Birth Work with Cheyenne Varner, Doula and Founder of The Educated Birth

Published: June 7, 2023, 6 a.m.

In this episode of the EBB podcast, we talk with Cheyenne Varner, the founder of The Educated Birth, about intersectional reproductive health and the importance of birth education to be more inclusive and representative. \xa0 Cheyenne, is a professional certified birth and postpartum doula and founder of The Educated Birth. The Educated Birth creates intersectional reproductive health education content, from online articles to social media posts to digital and print teaching tools for reproductive health workers. Cheyenne also publishes Everyday Birth Magazine, a print and digital magazine with the same mission to make information and education about pregnancy and postpartum more inclusive. \xa0 Cheyenne shares her journey from nonprofit work to doula work to now finding herself as the founder of The Educated Birth and the publisher of Everyday Birth Magazine. We discuss the importance of how we talk about pregnancy, how it is shown in pop culture and how most often, images and stories of pregnancy and childbirth are not realistic, representative, or inclusive of real people and their communities. Cheyenne has a passion for making everyone feel safe, seen and protected during vulnerable times. This is evident in how she centers all of her projects in the support, protection and education of communities who have historically been excluded from storytelling and imagery within the birth space. \xa0 Resources: Learn more about Cheyenne\u2019s work at \xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The Educated Birth \xa0 \xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Everyday Birth \xa0 \xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Life\u2019s work Documentary\xa0 \xa0 Signup for one of Cheyenne\u2019s workshops here \xa0 Follow Cheyenne\u2019s work on Instagram: \xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The Educated Birth \xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Everyday Birth\xa0 \xa0 Support Cheyenne\u2019s work on her Patreon here\xa0 \xa0 Learn more about Roots Community Birth Center here Learn more about the Richmond Doula Project here\xa0

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