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.

 

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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"

* Postpartum preeclampsia

* Sisters in Loss podcast