photo credit: Nicolle Gonzales Group of participants in the annual Indigenous Midwife Gathering in Albuquerque, New Mexico Hospitals dismiss (pregnant)Black and Women of color and it is horrifying to read that even Serena Williams may have been another statistic during her pregnancy due to her doctor's negligence to trust and listen to her when some complications were arising. Supporting the work and connecting with midwives and people that practice giving birth in radical ways that protect, support and affirm the pregnant bodies they are serving is essential. Shout out to all the incredible midwives and health professionals that practice radical affirming care @crimson_fig, @globallioness, all the Indigenous, African, Latinx providers. Check out @rewire.news article The Midwives' Resistance: How Native Women Are Reclaiming Birth on Their Terms to learn more about midwife history and the resistance of Native Midwives: https://rewire.news/article/2018/01/05/midwives-resistance-native-women-reclaiming-birth-terms/ #supportmamas #supportblackbirth #supportnativebirth #supportwoc #trustwomen
