In this episode we discuss Black midwives and Margaret Charles Smith’s story. She was a distinguished Alabama midwife who delivered over 3,500 babies and never lost a single mother during childbirth.
And we highlight the National Black Midwives Alliance (NBMA), an organization that advocates for legislative actions that address disparities in maternal healthcare that disproportionately impact Black birthing people.
Visit the NBMA website to learn more about their advocacy efforts and to support their amazing work.
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Miss Margaret - PREVIEW by Documentary Educational Resources
Resources
Margaret Charles Smith (1906-2004) by Alabama’s Women Hall of Fame
Margaret Charles Smith - An Extraordinary Midwife by Amy Weig Pickering
