Fast Facts About Black Maternal Health
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Black Maternal Health week is April 11-17th!
In this short episode I'm sharing some facts about Black Maternal Health.
As I've done before, during Black Maternal Health week I'm collecting donations to giveaway spots in my online childbirth education class, The Birth Preparation Course. I'd love for my community to come together and donate enough to give away 10 spots! Please donate whatever you can at drnicolerankins.com/help.
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| 0:00.0 | It is Black Maternal Health Week, and I'm sharing some facts about Black maternal health. |
| 0:10.6 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. |
| 0:14.4 | If you're having a baby in the hospital, you are giving birth in a system that too often takes away power from women over what happens in their |
| 0:21.8 | own bodies. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing board certified OBGYN, who's had the |
| 0:27.5 | privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into this world. I've been a doctor for over 20 |
| 0:32.4 | years, and I'm here to help you take back your power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy |
| 0:38.6 | and birth that you deserve. |
| 0:40.3 | This podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical advice. |
| 0:45.3 | Check out the full disclaimer at Dr.Nockelrenkens.com forward slash disclaimer. |
| 0:49.3 | Now let's get to it. |
| 0:52.3 | Hello there. |
| 0:53.3 | Welcome to another episode of the podcast, whether this is your first time listening or you have been here before. |
| 0:59.6 | I am so glad you're spending some time with me today. |
| 1:03.4 | It is the seventh annual Black Maternal Health Week for 2024. |
| 1:08.6 | It is from April 11th through the 17th. Black Maternal Health Week was founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a national network of black women-led organizations and multidisciplinary professionals who work to ensure that all Black Mamas have the rights, respect, |
| 1:29.4 | and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. |
| 1:35.7 | Black Mamas Matter Alliance honors the work and historical contributions of Black women's |
| 1:41.4 | leadership within their communities and values the need to amplify this work on a national scale. |
| 1:48.0 | The Alliance is composed of existing organizations and individuals whose work is deeply rooted in reproductive justice, |
| 1:56.0 | birth justice, and human rights frameworks. |
| 2:00.0 | Now, Black Raternal Health Week is a week of awareness, |
| 2:04.0 | activism, and community building aimed at amplifying the voices of Black |
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