Project: NATAL: Season One Conversation Guide
A collection of resources to help you find care providers, access mental health and spirituality support, or learn more about Black perinatal health and birth justice.
Project: SEVEN: ALEXIUS’ STORY
This week we’re at home with Alexius Hill, a Memphis-based young mother who chose to give birth at home despite her family and friends’ concerns about doing so. We discuss the stigma around home births and explore the radical work of full-spectrum doulas.
Project: SIX: BRITTANY’S STORY
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.
Project: FIVE: MARILYN & YVONNE’S STORIES
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.
Project: FOUR: SHELLIE’S STORY
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.
Project: THREE: MIKAH AND CECILIA’S STORIES
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gabrielle Horton, a participant in the Impact Fund Fellowship. Her project is an audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today. ...
Martina explores the historical roots of modern obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Joia Crear-Perry and Dr. Mimi Niles explain how flaws in medical education and research contribute to the Black birthing crisis.
Project: ONE: MYESHIA’S STORY
Myeshia is a married, 34-year-old cis Black queer woman with a PhD. Two weeks after giving birth to her first child in a Southern California emergency room, things take a turn for the worse.