BWOCC In the News
Birthworkers of Color Collective proudly announces the winners of its Doula Care Program, providing essential support to mothers in Cudahy. - https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKh4RGycFA/?hl=en&img_index=1
Guähan Doula Project Excluded from Guam Budget - 10/23/24 - https://www.kuam.com/story/51663814/senators-adopt-dollar50-million-substitute-supplemental-budget-bill?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass
News surrounding Abortion
Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows - 10/21/24 - https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/health/infant-deaths-increase-post-dobbs-abortion-bans/index.html
How Abortion Misinformation Gives Rise to Restrictive Abortion Laws - 10/24/24 KFF - https://www.kff.org/health-misinformation-monitor/how-abortion-misinformation-gives-rise-to-restrictive-abortion-laws/
New research shows the danger and futility of abortion bans - 10/24/24 - NC Newsline - https://ncnewsline.com/2024/10/24/new-research-shows-the-danger-and-futility-of-abortion-bans-2/
US women having abortions at the same rate as before ban: New study - 10/22/24 - AlJazeera - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/22/us-women-having-abortions-at-the-same-rate-as-before-ban-new-study
News surrounding Doulas
As Washington State Adopts Medicaid Coverage for Doula Support at Birth, a New Study Shows How Critical It Can Be - 10/22/24 - South Seattle Emerald - https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2024/10/22/as-washington-state-adopts-medicaid-coverage-for-doula-support-at-birth-a-new-study-shows-how-critical-it-can-be
Missouri Medicaid to cover doula services for pregnant women under 6-month emergency rule - Springfield News Leader - 10/2/24 - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2024/10/02/missouri-will-cover-doula-services-pregnant-women-medicaid/75467135007/
California Is Boosting Doula Pay. Will It Bring More Support For Families? - 1/12/24 - https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/california-medi-cal-medicaid-doula-pay-increase-pregnancy-2024
News surrounding culturally relevant care
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Podcasts about Parenthood/ Reproductive Health
The Fertility Podcast (Spotify): “If you have found your route to parenthood hasn’t been straightforward, The Fertility Podcast is for you. From how to optimize your fertility to getting pregnant naturally, navigating IVF, understanding donor conception or surrogacy to how to prepare for a life without children. Whatever your situation, you are not alone.” https://open.spotify.com/show/1z2A0ItipTVf90wM0xPumi?si=5bff723598364903
The Birth Hour A Birth Story Podcast (Spotify): “created for mothers to share their childbirth stories. Whether you are pregnant and looking for inspirational birth stories through your pregnancy, trying to conceive, a first time mom or a veteran mother of multiple children, you can learn from these moving birth stories from women willing to share one of the most intimate moments of their lives.”
https://open.spotify.com/show/3I301uCFd2MABesqWKJMG7?si=eee51466db954d4b
Evidence Based Birth (Spotify): “We cover research evidence on hot topics about
pregnancy and childbirth! Our mission is to help birth workers build the evidence
based knowledge, skills, and power they need to protect families’ abi;ity to give birth with empowerment. The work we do has a huge impact on parents who are
searching for accurate information to empower their prenatal, birth, and
postpartum experiences!”
https://open.spotify.com/show/1ATpckldojT9Wr9sEPx2ML?si=808647b2e9a14fce
The Defenders (Spotify): “We’ll explore the future of reproductive health and what
it means for our democracy [...] talks to activists, organizers, and experts to equip
you with everything you need to defend abortion rights at your polls.”
https://open.spotify.com/show/4uo3J9lnG7CB2CT1lCaELz?si=c943495c71bc4a93
Boom! Lawyered (Spotify): “Every week, [...]. On everything from abortion rights
to trans discrimination to racial justice, Boom! Lawyered will help you get smart,
stay mad, have fun, and fight back.”
https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1?si=2545d0c47ebd46ea
Podcasts on Health Care System
STAT Color Code (Spotify): “Color Code weaves together stories and experiences of physicians, patients, historians, and other experts to illuminate the history of racism in the healthcare system and how it has - and continues - to impact people of color and underserved communities.”
https://open.spotify.com/show/17ajouLXihorTk1cwnmJ90?si=d7d6292ed5714d2e
STAT The Readout Loud (Spotify): “Weekly biotech podcast, breaking down the
latest news, digging deep into industry goings-on, and giving you a preview of the
week to come.”
https://open.spotify.com/show/7c181EiST5DhX4Zh2kt7Tq?si=35a467e3583549f4
Free Reproductive Health Websites (United states)
Free Reproductive Health Website (International focused)
https://www.srhm.org/about-us/ : “SRHM is the only global organization linked to a
scientific, highly reputed journal in the field of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) that provides an independent voice, has a long-time, trusted reputation, and offers space to a truly global network of researchers, policy makers, programme managers, lawyers and activists in the field of SRH”
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/sexual-and-reproductive-rights/ : “We see an Amnesty International team [...]. We work from regional offices across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and in the Middle East and North Africa region to ensure we can respond more quickly, gather stronger evidence and foster closer relations with key partners. [...] a global team dedicated to being a racial and gender-equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace for all – our place as an authoritative voice for human rights depends on us getting this right.
https://www.packard.org/initiative/global-reproductive-health-initiative/ : “Working across our goals to find enduring and equitable solutions to the world’s most complex challenges.”
https://womendeliver.org/ : “The primary obstacle for gender equality is the persistent lack of bodily autonomy and integrity for girls and women.”
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