EBB 174 - The Need for More Black OB/GYN Representation with Dr. Rachel Bervell and Dr. Tamandra Morgan

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On today’s podcast, we are thrilled to share with you an important interview with the co-founders of The Black OBGYN Project, Dr. Rachel Bervell, and Dr. Tamandra Morgan.

Dr. Rachel Bervell, a graduate of Harvard and Georgetown University, is the founder of the nonprofit organization “Hugs for Ghana," and co-founder of “The Fresh Resource Urban Initiative Team” or FRUIT, which addresses food insecurity and underserved communities through health literacy and nutrition courses. Dr. Bervell continues today to be dedicated to vulnerable communities and patients and serves as a medical consultant for the University of California, San Francisco's “Voices for Birth Justice” and as a women's health practitioner.

Dr. Tamandra Morgan, a graduate of Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a second-year resident physician in OB/GYN at the University of California, San Francisco. In Chicago, Dr. Morgan was a leader in the Urban Medicine program and volunteered at the male health forum on Chicago South Side. Dr. Morgan is a 2017 recipient of the prestigious American Association of University Women Selected Professions Fellowships.

In today's podcast, Dr. Bervell and Dr. Morgan share their journey to becoming obstetric physicians. We also talk about their experiences with creating “The Black OBGYN Project,” and how they are using their platform to advocate and amplify the need for more Black OB/GYNs to enter and be supported in the field.

**Content Warning: We talk about racial disparities, obstetric abuse, microaggressions, and sexual assault.**

Resources:

Learn more about The Black OBGYN Project here on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Black-ObGyn-Project) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theblackobgynproject).

Learn more about Medical Bondage by Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens here (https://ugapress.org/book/9780820354750/medical-bondage/).

Learn more about Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts here

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Dr Rachel Brvel and Dr
0:04.4	Tamandra Morgan about the Black OBGYN project.
0:11.2	Welcome to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my
0:16.3	PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get
0:22.3	evidence-based information into the hands of families
0:25.3	and professionals around the world.
0:27.8	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:31.2	See EB-B-Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:37.0	Hi everyone before we get started just a quick content warning on today's
0:40.0	podcast episode we will be talking about racial disparities
0:42.8	obstetric abuse, micro-aggressions, and sexual assault.
0:46.8	And now I'd like to introduce our honored guests, Dr. Tamander Morgan and Dr. Rachel
0:51.0	Bravel.
0:52.0	Dr. Rachel Bravel is the founder of the nonprofit organization
0:55.0	Hugs for Ghana which supports youth philanthropic endeavors, has worked on
0:59.4	quality improvement projects and resource poor clinics in Tanzania, East Africa, and was a member of the March of Dimes National Youth Council serving a four-year tenure with the Historic Organization.
1:10.0	After graduating from Harvard in 2013, she studied neuroscience, global health and health policy, and from Georgetown University in 2015, Dr. Bravel co-established the Fresh Resource Urban Initiative team or Fruit, which addresses food
1:24.9	insecurity in underserved communities through health literacy and nutrition
1:28.8	courses. She was a patient-centered medicine scholar and empowered survivors of domestic violence and
1:34.3	homeless communities of Chicago to take ownership of their well-being.
1:37.8	Dr. Bevel continues today to be dedicated to vulnerable communities and patients.
1:42.2	As a medical consultant for the University of California,
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