Greetings everybody and welcome to episode 128 of natural MD radio. I'm your

host Dr. Aviva Ram physician midwife and herbal, and today I have the unique and distinct pleasure and honor of sharing

as a podcast episode, an IG TV episode I did recently with an incredible woman, Shafia Monroe, who's been called

the Queen Mother of the Midwifery Movement, and who was my midwife,

teacher, let's see, 37 years ago,

she was the first midwife I ever met.

She's an incredible woman, an African-American woman,

which is relevant to her being and her story and her sharing.

It was just too good not to share with you as a natural MD radio episode.

So sit back or keep running if you're running

while you're listening or washing the dishes

or doing your work, whatever you're doing.

But you're definitely going to want to have some space to pay attention.

She, as one viewer said during our IG TV, drops diamonds from her lips.

It's my pleasure to introduce you to Shefia Monroe. My guess today is

Shefia Monroe. I'm going to read her bio to you. Shefia Monroe has been birthing

change all her life. A renowned midwife Dula trainer,

motivational speaker and cultural competency trainer, Shefia has been appropriately called the Queen Mother of the Midwife Movement.

Shefia, I see you're here, so

asked to join.

There she is.

Okay, let me see. Okay, we are waiting for Shefia. I'm going to keep reading her bio.

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