EBB 105 - Perspectives on the Evidence Based Birth Conference with Heather Thompson and Dr. Sayida Peprah

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I am joined by two of our distinguished keynote speakers from the 2019 Evidence Based Birth Conference, “Bringing Evidence to Life”: Dr. Sayida Peprah, Psy.D, licensed clinical psychologist, trained birth doula and founder of Diversity Uplifts, Inc., and Heather Thompson, MS, PhD, a molecular and cellular biologist, clinical researcher, birth worker and deputy director of birth justice organization Elephant Circle.

The 2019 Evidence Based Birth conference brought together an incredible mix of birth workers and advocates from many professions and backgrounds. Listen as the three of us debrief the conference - what was impactful, what went right, and what went we would do differently in the future. Hear their perspectives as members of a non-dominant cultures, and what they and their communities experienced in a diverse and intense conference setting.

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) and our Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

RESOURCES:

Connect with Dr. Sayida Peprah via her website, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

For more information on Diversity Uplifts, Inc., click here.

Visit the Elephant Circle website here.

Click here for the Evidence Based Birth Podcast episode, "How to Disagree on Birth Topics - Respectfully!" with Cristen Pascucci.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Dr.
0:03.4	Saeeda Peppra and Dr Heather Thompson about the Evidence Space Birth Conference.
0:08.6	Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a
0:16.8	nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we
0:22.3	work together to get evidence-based information
0:25.0	into the hands of families and professionals around the world. As a reminder,
0:29.7	this information is not medical advice. See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:37.0	Hi everyone today I am so excited to welcome two of the keynote speakers from the evidence-based birth
0:44.4	conference to our podcast Dr. Saeeda Pepra and Dr Heather Thompson.
0:50.4	Dr. Saeeda Pepra is both a licensed clinical psychologist and a trained birth dula.
0:56.3	She specializes in multicultural psychology, trauma, suicide prevention, and maternal mental health. Dr. Seita is also an associate professor. Suicide Prevention and Maternal Mental Health.
1:02.7	Dr. Saeida is also an Associate Professor of Psychology
1:05.9	at the University of Phoenix,
1:07.7	founder of the nonprofit organization Diversity Uplifts,
1:11.4	and she serves as a dualula supervisor, mentor, maternal mental health
1:15.6	and cultural competency consultant in the Los Angeles Health Net Medical
1:19.8	community in their community-based Dula pilot for African-American mothers.
1:25.8	Dr. Saeida is also an active member
1:27.9	of the Black Women Burthing Justice Collective
1:30.2	and a collaborator with the Black Mama's Matter Alliance.
1:34.0	At the Evidence-Based Birth Conference,
1:36.0	Dr. Sayeda gave keynote presentations
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