Shemika Whiteside, MSSW, CSW is the co-founder and executive director of Zora's Cradle, a nonprofit organization in Louisville, Kentucky that provides essential services to expectant mothers through a holistic approach. Shemika earned her Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Louisville, and her research interests include maternal morbidity of Black and Latinx expectant mothers and dual-diagnoses. In this conversation, she shares her powerful personal story of giving birth prematurely to her daughter Zora, who only survived for a few days, and who inspired her to help other mothers access the resources they need for healthy pregnancies, healthy births, and healthy babies. She explains how milk banks and milk depots open up access to breast milk for babies in need. Zora's Cradle provides a milk depot in Louisville, KY, among other services.

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