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04: Going Beyond Birthwork: Ancient Song Doula Services
Black Women's Dept. of Labor
English - July 29, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBSociety & Culture Health & Fitness Medicine birth justice maternal health reproductive justice taja lindley public health pregnancy childbirth labor wage gap economic justice Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Season 1 Episode 4 features an interview with Chanel Porchia Albert. We discuss how she became a doula, why she started Ancient Song Doula Services, the role of doulas in and beyond birthwork, and how Ancient Song is pivoting during this pandemic moment. We also chat about intergenerational hope and birthwork as political work for both the birthing person and the doula supporting them.
Chanel Porchia Albert Bio:
Commissioner Chanel L. Porchia Albert CD, CPD, CLC, CHHC is the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ancient Song Doula Services: a reproductive health organization of over 70 full-spectrum community-based doulas focused on providing resources and full-spectrum doula services to women of color and marginalized communities throughout NYC and Northern New Jersey. She is a certified lactation counselor, midwifery assistant, and vegan chef who has served on various advisory boards throughout the country. When she is not working on legislative policy or facilitating workshops, you can find her spending time with her six children.
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