Midwifery: An Evidence-Based Solution for Disrespect, Racism, and Other Challenges in Maternity Care

Please join us virtually for this timely webinar entitled Midwifery : An Evidence-Based Solution for Disrespect, Racism, and Other Challenges in Maternity Care on April 29th from 1-2pm EST organized by Harvard Chan’s and Boston University’s Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health.

Three internationally renowned practitioners and scholars will present and discuss how the midwifery model of care is a promising remedy for the racism and disrespect that too often plagues the maternity care for Black and Brown birthing people.

Don’t miss this webinar featuring:

• Ebony Marcelle, CNM, MS, FACNM, Director of Midwifery at Community of Hope
• Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, midwifery researcher and Varney Professor of Midwifery at Yale School of Nursing
• Eugene R. Declercq, PhD, MBA, Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health (discussant).

This webinar is open to all and will be of special interest to midwives, public health or policy students, state Title V or other MCH practitioners, and those interested in equitable health care and maternal mortality.

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