NATAL

One: Myeshia's Story


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Myeshia is a married, 34-year-old cis Black queer woman with a PhD. Two weeks after giving birth to her first child, things take a turn for the worse in a Southern California emergency room.

 

In this episode we mention: 

 

* California cuts its maternal mortality rate in half

* CA Senator Holly J. Mitchell's bias training bill

* California as a "global reproductive technology hub"

* Postpartum preeclampsia

* Sisters in Loss podcast

 

Visit natalstories.com to learn more about NATAL, access our resource hub, and donate to our production fund.

 

Follow NATAL on social media @natalstories. Join our Facebook Community to connect with other parents, birth workers, and advocates.

 

NATAL is produced by You Had Me at Black and The Woodshaw. Listen to You Had Me at Black wherever you get your podcasts.
 

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