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How can we lower our cardiovascular risk when we have a history of pregnancy complications? ResourcesReadCOVID-19 Pandemic Stress and Ovulation This article, geared towards physicians and healthcare providers, discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovulation. This article, geared towards physicians and healthcare providers, discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovulation. ResourcesReadA Birth Story about Obstetric Racism Scholar, educator, and poet LeConté Dill collaborated with two doulas -- anthropologist Dána-Ain Davis and illustrator Cheyenne Varner to share this birth story about obstetric violence and medical racism. Scholar, educator, and poet LeConté Dill collaborated with two doulas -- anthropologist Dána-Ain Davis and illustrator Cheyenne Varner to share this birth story about obstetric violence and medical racism. ResourcesReadDoulas & Midwives Can Help Latina Moms Reclaim Ancestral Birthing Practices BIPOC doulas Selena Maldonado and Lydia Harris discuss the benefits for Latine people of having a doula and/or midwife. BIPOC doulas Selena Maldonado and Lydia Harris discuss the benefits for Latine people of having a doula and/or midwife. ResourcesRead8 Key Ways Doulas Support Cesarean Births Court Harris's piece gives an overview of exactly how doulas -- also called companions -- support families during cesarean births, as well as other situations. Court Harris's piece gives an overview of exactly how doulas -- also called companions -- support families during cesarean births, as well as other situations. ResourcesReadA Feminist Script for Painful Cervical Exams During Labor Midwife Stephanie Tillman, a doctoral student in Health Care Ethics, blogs about how to navigate painful cervical exams during pregnancy. What would cervical exams be like if we used a feminist approach to care? Midwife Stephanie Tillman, a doctoral student in Health Care Ethics, blogs about how to navigate painful cervical exams during pregnancy. What would cervical exams be like if we used a feminist approach to care? ResourcesInteractQuiz: Can You Answer These Sex Ed Questions? An interactive sexual education quiz and map An interactive sexual education quiz and map Advocacy & ActivismReadIncreasing Access to Midwifery Care Our Bodies Ourselves has long advocated for greater access to midwifery care in all birth settings. Today we continue our midwifery advocacy work, much of it in collaboration with the Bay State Birth Coalition. Our Bodies Ourselves has long advocated for greater access to midwifery care in all birth settings. Today we continue our midwifery advocacy work, much of it in collaboration with the Bay State Birth Coalition. Stories & ConversationsWatchRaising A Child as A Masculine Identifed Woman This panel talks candidly about the realities of being masculine identifying women and how that affects pregnancy, motherhood, and approaches to parenting This panel talks candidly about the realities of being masculine identifying women and how that affects pregnancy, motherhood, and approaches to parenting Stories & ConversationsWatchStarting A Family with A Transgender Partner In this video, Heather, a cisgender woman, and Mitch, a transgender man, share their story of starting a family. In this video, Heather, a cisgender woman, and Mitch, a transgender man, share their story of starting a family. Stories & ConversationsWatchA Conversation about Mental Health during Pregnancy An obstetrician and a new mother talk about the challenges Black women in rural Georgia face finding mental health support during pregnancy. An obstetrician and a new mother talk about the challenges Black women in rural Georgia face finding mental health support during pregnancy. Stories & ConversationsWatchA Personal Story of Premature Birth A video about one couple’s experience having a premature baby. A video about one couple’s experience having a premature baby. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
