Six: Brittany's Story

NATAL

Martina Abrahams Ilunga

Birthing Podcast, Documentary, Maternal Mortality, Black Podcast, Birth Justice, Lgbtq Pregnancy, Health Policy, Queer Pregnancy, Black Maternal Health, Infant Mortality, Trans Birthing, Infant Morbidity, Personal Journals, Black Birthing, Black Pregnancy, Lgtbq Birthing, Prenatal Podcast, Queer Birthing, Trans Pregnancy, Pregnancy Podcast, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Black Infertility, Maternal Health, Perinatal Health, Reproductive Justice, Black Health Policy

4.6 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Unable to find an OBGYN that reciprocated the genuine excitement and warmth she felt about becoming a mother for the first time, Brittany pursues prenatal care with a midwife. In this episode, we explore alternative care models, the vital role of partners and loved ones, and hear from Demetra Seriki, a midwife in Colorado, who is determined to make sure all Black birthing parents can afford quality, affirming full spectrum care.

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0:00.0	And so I wanted to express my concerns from that point, moving forward to time of delivery,
0:05.7	I need to know what your protocols are, what is the process, what can I expect from each doctor's
0:10.3	appointment that I come into, how can I prepare for each doctor's appointment?
0:13.7	You know, some of the basics, what are some of the tests?
0:15.9	When does these tests happen versus show up to a doctor's appointment?
0:18.9	Okay, we're going to do this. No, I'd like to know
0:20.8	what's going to happen before and I'd like you to explain it to me so I can let you know if I want
0:26.5	that or not. But that's not really how hospitals usually work. They're used to people coming in and
0:31.0	you have whatever done. You're listening to Natal. You're listening to Natal. You are listening to Natal.
0:38.5	You're listening to Natal. A podcast listening to Natal. You're listening to NATO, a podcast about having a baby. Having a baby. Having a baby while black.
0:49.3	Hey, y'all. Welcome back to Nadle. I'm Gabrielle Horton. If you've been tuned into Nadel this season,
0:56.2	you know that we've spent a lot of time talking about what care really looks like for black
1:00.8	birthing parents across the country. Like Brittany Patterson, the parent at the top of the episode,
1:06.6	we've had a whole bunch of questions about what prenatal visits, doctor interactions, and even delivery can or should look like.
1:14.6	And so far, we've seen how much that care varies, depending on your location, insurance, and even income.
1:22.6	With 99% of babies born in hospitals, we've also gotten a pretty good look at what birth looks like for the majority of black parents.
1:31.3	We've heard from them about the abundance of hope they place in their labor and delivery teams.
1:36.3	Hope that their OBGYNs and nurses will help them have a healthy pregnancy.
1:40.3	Hope that they'll be treated with respect and care.
1:43.3	Hope that their questions will be met with respect and care, hope that their questions will
1:45.1	be met with answers, confidence, and honesty. For some parents, hospital deliveries have gone
1:51.3	really well. For others, not so much. With the stakes as high as they are for black birthing
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