About this episode

Kaytura Felix envisions a future where Black birthing is safe and joyful, discussing the potential of community midwifery and the Beloved Birth 50 By 50 goal.

“What I do know, is that it’s going to take all of us .” Kaytura invites us to dream. After witnessing the potential of community midwifery, she imagines a future world in the year 2050 where the Black maternal health crisis is over and where Black birthing is safe and joyful. She asks: how do we get from this present to that future? Deep Care is committed to the Beloved Birth 50 By 50 goal: By the year 2050, 50% of babies in the US will come into the world through the care of midwives. www.belovedbirth50by50.org FEATURED MIDWIVES Asasiya Wilson, CPM, LM, is a Licensed and Certified Professional Midwife serving birthing families throughout Philadelphia, Miami, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica. Learn more about midwife Asasiya from her site: https://thepeoplesmidwife.com . And follow midwife Asasiya on instagram @thepeoplesmidwife Ezinne Dawson, LM, CPM, is a community doula, yoni steam facilitator, and licensed Certified Professional Midwife supporting families in Oahu, Hawaii. Learn more about midwife Ezinne from her site: https://goodmotherbirthing.com . And follow midwife Ezinne on instagram @goodmotherbirthing Interested in having a Black birth care provider in your birth…

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