EBB 294 - Blending Ancestral Wisdom and Research Evidence with Emilie Rodriguez & Guramrit LeBron of Ashé Birthing Services in New York City

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Kids & Family, Medicine, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.3 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I'm joined by Emilie Rodriguez and Guramrit LeBron, the dynamic duo behind Ashé Birthing Services and The Bridge Directory. Ashé Birthing Services is a collective of specially selected birth workers who provide full-spectrum care for families in the greater New York City area. Their approach blends evidence-based research with ancestral practices, offering families a unique individual experience often missing in mainstream maternal care.

Emilie and Guramrit share their personal journeys into birth work, highlighting the pivotal moments that led them to become doulas and advocates for birthing people. They discuss the challenges and racism they encountered within the healthcare system and the importance of finding providers who understand and respect your cultural and ancestral traditions.

We delve into how Ashé Birthing Services and The Bridge Directory are changing the landscape of perinatal care, making it more accessible, informed, and culturally sensitive. They also explain how their platform connects people with Black and Brown providers in the perinatal period and the importance of community-nominated Council of Elders in guiding their work. If you're passionate about empowering Black birth and improving maternal care, you won't want to miss this insightful conversation with Emilie and Guramrit.

Content note: Issues related to racism in healthcare and challenges in the maternity care system.

Resources:

Get the free 1-page handout about EBB "Best Evidence" episodes here!
Learn about Ashé Birthing Services here.
For more information and resources, visit The Bridge Directory.
Learn about the Irth App here: https://irthapp.com/
Follow Ashé Birthing Services on Instagram

EBB Podcast Episodes Referenced in this Episode:

EBB 161 and EBB 220 with Kimberly Seals Allers of the Irth App
EBB 260 with Ms. Divine Bailey-Nicholas about Plant Medicine
EBB 261: Mini Q&A on Group B Strep
EBB 10 about the ARRIVE trial

EBB Signature Articles:

Signature Article on Eye Ointment (ebbirth.com/eyeointment),
Signature Article on Circumcision (ebbirth.com/circumcision)
Signature Article on Group B Strep (ebbirth.com/groupbstrep)
Signature Article on Vitamin K (ebbirth.com/vitamink)
EBB handout on the ARRIVE trial: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/arrive

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Emily Rodriguez and
0:04.5	Gromrit Lebran of Aushe birthing services located in the Bronx about how they are
0:10.6	working to create a balance between evidence-based research and ancestral practices
0:15.4	while fighting the maternal mortality rate for black birthing families in New York. Hi everyone my name is Rebecca Decker pronouns she her and I'll be your host for today's episode.
0:35.2	Before we get started, I have an announcement and that is we have a new handout for you
0:40.4	that's freely available on the evidence-based birth website.
0:44.0	Just go to the blog post for this podcast episode,
0:47.4	EB Birth.com slash 294,
0:50.5	and you'll find a free handout that you can print off that has our top 10 best evidence
0:56.0	podcast episodes.
0:58.0	This is a great handout you can use for yourself if you want to prepare for childbirth
1:02.3	with the EBD podcast or for your clients
1:05.3	to quickly share with them the best evidence episodes with them when you're
1:08.7	talking during a prenatal visit. So again just go to eBbirth.com slash 294 or click the link in the show notes and
1:17.1	look for the button on that blog post that says get your free one-page handout here.
1:22.0	And now on to today's episode. get your free one page handout here.
1:22.9	And now on to today's episode.
1:25.4	I wanted to let you know that in this episode
1:27.1	we will be talking about racism and maternal mortality.
1:30.7	If there are any other trigger or content warnings they will be highlighted in the show notes that go along with this episode.
1:37.0	And now I'd like to introduce our honored guests.
1:40.0	Ausheh Birthing Services is a collective of specially selected birth workers who work together to provide full spectrum services to their families.
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