When high profile Black women and gnc birthing people like Beyoncé Knowles, Ericka Hart, Serena Williams, and Tatyana Ali are facing traumatic birthing experiences, obstetric violence, and medical racism you really have to wonder how many untold horrors working class Black women have undergone in the 21st century.
Reproductive injustice is not a siloed class issue; it requires intersectional analysis and a deep understanding of power. (1/3)
Hey!!
Is anyone on here a Black birth worker or know one?
For my research, I am seeking to interview as many Black midwives (and other Blk birth workers, but midwifery is the central focus) as possible and get connected to birthing centers employing Black birth workers, esp. in the US South.
If you are/someone you know is interested, pls DM me! Thanks for reading!
*pls boost!!*
#BlackStudies #ReproductiveJustice #BlackWomen #BlackBirthingPeople #Midwifery #Doulas #BirthWork #MedicalAnthro
"But life choices are not randomly distributed in our complex society, nor are the diseases of civilization randomly distributed in less developed countries. Through some mechanism, people at a "lower" level get mainly wretched choices, such as choosing to work where they will be exposed to toxic substances and choosing to be periodically unemployed or chronically underemployed...."
Allan Young, “The anthropologies of illness and sickness” (1982): 261
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