Portland OB-GYN explores new memoir ‘Labor’ and starting mobile women’s health clinic
About this episode
Mary Fariba Afsari discusses her memoir 'Labor' and her work in establishing a mobile women's health clinic.
Mary Fariba Afsari is an OB-GYN based in Portland, and she’s the author of a new memoir, called "Labor: One Woman’s Work." She tells the story of her practice, and how she came to turn a 31-foot-RV into a mobile women's health clinic. She also weaves her personal narrative with the story of her grandmother in Iran, who died as a young woman from a lack of reproductive healthcare. We'll talk with Afsari about the book and her work.
People in this episode
Guest: Mary Fariba Afsari
Topics covered
- women's health
- memoir
- mobile clinic
- reproductive healthcare
- personal narrative
Keywords
- OB-GYN
- memoir
- mobile clinic
- reproductive healthcare
- personal story
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Labor: One Woman’s Work
Places: Portland, Iran
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