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Replay - EBB 136 Solutions for the Crisis in American Maternity Care with Jennie Joseph

Published: Oct. 5, 2022, 9 a.m.

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October 5, 2022 \\u2013 In honor of National Midwifery Week, I am so excited to present to you a podcast replay with the esteemed midwife Jennie Joseph.\\xa0

Jennie was featured on EBB episode 136 in 2020, and since then she has gone on to become the first Black midwife to own an Accredited Midwifery school (Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery) in the U.S.. Jennie was also announced as Time Magazine\\u2019s Woman of the Year in 2022!

If you haven\\u2019t listened to this episode yet, you should!! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time Jennie was talking\\u2014 she blew me away with her passion, her wisdom, her ability to call out nonsense, and her storytelling prowess.

So, if you\\u2019re interested in learning more about the crisis in U.S. childbirth care, and what we can do about it\\u2026 please educate yourself with this replay of Episode 136 with Midwife Jennie Joseph, a true change agent!

Replay \\u2013 In this episode I welcome Jennie Joseph, one of the world\\u2019s most respected midwives and authorities on women\\u2019s health. She\\u2019s a true advocate for systematic reform that puts families first in health care. Jennie is the founder and executive director of Commonsense Childbirth, Inc., and is also creator of The JJ Way\\xae, a patient-centered model of care.\\xa0

Jennie has worked in European hospitals, American birth centers, clinics, and home birth environments. She\\u2019s been instrumental in the regulation of Florida midwives, and currently owns a Florida-licensed midwifery school, the Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. Jennie speaks worldwide to doctors, other practitioners, policy makers, and members of the U.S. Congress, including testifying at Congressional briefings on Capitol Hill.\\xa0

Jennie and I talk about solutions for the crisis in American maternity care. Don\\u2019t miss this powerful conversation.

Trigger Content Note: This episode contains discussion of hysterectomy with non-consented ovarian removal, slavery, the prison and medical industrial complexes in the U.S., racism causing preterm births, racial discrimination during postpartum hemorrhage, and there will be use of gendered language.

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