Ending Racism & Discrimination During Childbirth

08/20/20 • 28 min

Brave Voices, Bold Actions: Women's Health, Rights & You

Too often, treating women with respect is seen as a luxury. It is not. Violations of human rights during childbirth are all too common in labor wards, hurting women’s chances of surviving pregnancy and childbirth.

This episode of White Ribbon Alliance’s Brave Voices, Bold Actions podcast explores Article 5 of the Respectful Maternity Care Charter, and the human right to equality, freedom from discrimination & equitable care during pregnancy and childbirth.

We hear from Bruce McIntyre, who bravely shares the story of his partner Amber Rose Isaac's experience with racism during childbirth, and Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, who is a leading expert on structural racism and is working with her organization, the National Birth Equity Collaborative, to make sure women and newborns receive the quality, respectful care they deserve.
Together, we have the power to destroy the structures that harm women during pregnancy and childbirth!

Transcripts and more information available at www.whiteribbonalliance.org/bravevoicespodcast

Transcripts and more information available at www.whiteribbonalliance.org/bravevoicespodcast

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Dignity and Respect During Childbirth: It's What Women Want

This episode of White Ribbon Alliance’s Brave Voices, Bold Actions podcast explores Article 4 of the Respectful Maternity Care Charter, and the human right to be treated with dignity & respect during pregnancy and childbirth.

We hear from Mercyline Ongachi, a young mother from Kenya, who bravely shares her story of mistreatment and disrespect during the birth of her twins, and from White Ribbon Alliance India's Dr. Aparajita Gogoi, co-chair of the What Women Want campaign, which started in India, and which went on to give voice to 1.2 million women and girls across 114 countries on their demands for quality healthcare.
Together, we have the power to destroy the structures that harm women during pregnancy and childbirth!
Transcripts and more information available at www.whiteribbonalliance.org/bravevoicespodcast

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Birth Justice & the Right to Healthcare

This episode of White Ribbon Alliance’s Brave Voices, Bold Actions podcast explores Article 6 of the Respectful Maternity Care Charter, and the human right to healthcare and to the highest attainable level of health.
We start with two very different experiences of birth, from Elvia Rosario Muñoz Martínez in Mexico and Helen Abdul from Nigeria. Then we talk with Birth Justice activist Naa Hammond, and Australian midwife and Birthing on Country advocate Cherisse Buzzacott, about what needs to be done to ensure every mother, everywhere, receives quality healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth.
Together, we have the power to destroy the structures that harm women during pregnancy and childbirth!

Topics Covered:

What is Birth Justice, and what does it look like in practice?
How can donors and governments ensure women’s voices are heard and their rights are protected during childbirth?
What is Birthing on Country, and how is it helping Aboriginal mothers in Australia during pregnancy and childbirth?
How can the Respectful Maternity Care Charter save the lives of women across the world?

Transcripts and more information available at www.whiteribbonalliance.org/bravevoicespodcast

Brave Voices, Bold Actions: Women's Health, Rights & You - Ending Racism & Discrimination During Childbirth

Transcript

Diana Copeland (00:02):
Too often treating women with respect is seen as a luxury, it is not. Respectful care and a life free from abuse is due to every woman and every health system around the world no matter what. On White Ribbon Alliance's, Brave Voices, Bold Actions podcast, we're taking a close look, episode by episode, at the 10 basic rights women and newborns are due in childbirth.
Diana Copeland (00:28):
My name is Diana Copeland and I work with White Ribbon Alliance, a locall