Flowers for Algernon

Loss | Steel Magnolias: Miscarriage, Prematurity, and the Wait


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"The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman." - Malcolm X  

You may know that Black women in the United States experience unacceptably poor maternal health outcomes, but did you know that women physicians and trainees may be at higher risk of severe maternal morbidity?   

This episode tells the stories of three black women physicians and their experiences with pregnancy and loss.

2:43 Yasmin begins to tell her story 

7:47 Tolu tells her story

22:23 Jasmine tells her story 


Writer & Host: Theodor Uyi Uzamere @theou_md

Videography & Editing: Jeremy Ortiz @mrdrprofj

Musical Direction: Femi Oke @theoluwas

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Flowers for AlgernonBy Theodor Uzamere