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EPISODE 58: REWIND JENNIE JOSEPH : Being Called to Your Purpose - Find out how this Midwife is saving Black Mothers and Black Babies
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:40:45
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Synopsis
5th May is the International Day of the Midwife, shining a light on the important work that midwives of worldwide to deliver the worlds children. So I thought I would repost my interview with one of the most inspiring midwives in the US and that is no exaggeration. Jennie Joseph, CEO of Commonsense Childbirth based in Florida, has worked tirelessly through her The JJ Way™ method to educate, empowerment and support women to have healthy pregnancies and babies. America has the highest maternal mortality rate of any industrialized country in the world. More than two women die every day in the USA from pregnancy-related causes, and 3 to 4 times as many Black women as White are at-risk or die during pregnancy. We have read and heard of Serena Williams experience and the challenge that Beyonce has - the issues for Black women cross socio economic boundaries - it is real and we all need to know what is happening. Raising awareness about this preventable issue gives a platform to Black women to share their exp