Founder of the Kindred Space Birthing Center in Los Angeles, Kimberly Durdin joins Dr. Sharon to talk about midwifery care for expecting mothers and how birthing centers handle delivery differently than hospitals. Kimberly and Dr. Sharon also discuss the pros and cons of hospital births and get into why not every pregnant woman is a good candidate for delivering outside of a hospital.

Resources:

Kindred Space LA

Black Maternal Mortality

Historical Significance of Doulas and Midwives

The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon is a production of Higher Ground.

Hosted by Dr. Sharon Malone.

Produced by Stella Hartmann.

Production Assistance by CJ Archerd.

Sound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew Eapen.

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