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One: Myeshia's Story
NATAL
English - April 22, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Personal Journals black birthing perinatal health trans birthing birth justice black infertility queer pregnancy pregnancy podcast prenatal podcast black podcast maternal health Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: The Prelude
Next Episode: Two: Roots of the Black Birthing Crisis
Myeshia is a married, 34-year-old cis Black queer woman with a PhD. Two weeks after giving birth to her first child, things take a turn for the worse in a Southern California emergency room.
In this episode we mention:
* California cuts its maternal mortality rate in half
* CA Senator Holly J. Mitchell's bias training bill
* California as a "global reproductive technology hub"
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NATAL is produced by You Had Me at Black and The Woodshaw. Listen to You Had Me at Black wherever you get your podcasts.