3 episodes into the podcast + a reading list on Black infant & maternal mortality

HI’m so grateful for the warm and generous response to the new Full-Spectrum Doula Circle Podcast. Thank you dear Patrons who are helping to make this podcast possible!
There are now 3 full-length episodes:

1. Alyssa Basmajian & Michele Ko, who've both written about the abortion doula movement, and who I talked with the day after the 2016 U.S. general election about what abortion doulas do.
2. A brand new interview with Dr. Laura McGuire who talked with me about supporting young people through pregnancy and parenting, doula support for queer people, and more.
3. And my 2016 conversation with Nneka Hall, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (PAIL) advocate with an emphasis on working with Black families, who shares her personal story of pregnancy loss and how she supports Black families through loss.

Since I interviewed Nneka in 2016 a lot has been published about the epidemic of Black infant and maternal mortality. I'm sharing a reading list below for people who want to go deeper into that topic.

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• On Apple Podcasts 
• On Spreaker 

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Here's an incomplete list of articles (and some videos) from the last couple of years grappling with Black maternal and infant mortality, and ways in which doulas are responding:

• Why Are Pregnant Black Women Viewed As Incompetent? 
• Racism Is Killing Black Babies, But This Doula Is Fighting Back
• How To Do Your Part In Making Tangible Changes In Black Maternal/Infant Health
• Black Lives Matter and MomsRising Want To Bring The Black Midwife Back
• Mass Incarceration, Stress, and Black Infant Mortality
• Memphis Midwives Work To Address Racial Disparities In Care
• Taking Black Mothers By The Hand [video]
• Black Mamas Matter Alliance website
• Miriam Zoila Perez: How Does Racism Affect Pregnant Women and Babies?
• Why Are So Many Women Dying From Pregnancy in D.C.? [video]
• There's No Success Story Texas Can Follow To Stop Black Mothers From Dying
• Not Just Serena: Monifa Bandele Explains How Hospitals Kill Black Mothers
• Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving's Story Explains Why.
• Childbirth is Killing Black Women, And Here's Why
• Black Doulas, Midwives, and Reproductive Health Advocates Step Up In Response To Rising Black Maternal Deaths
• Cities Enlist Doulas To Give Black Newborns A Better Chance At Survival
• Cleveland Doulas Fight Infant Mortality In Their Neighborhoods, One Birth At a Time
• Motherhood and Marginalization: The Oppressive History of the Birth Industry
• Just So We're Clear: Black Mothers Aren't To Blame For High Infant Mortality