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Have you ever met a 15-year-old doula? Today guest host Leila Wyatt, CD, SM, talks with student midwife and doula, Trinity Stephens about her experience coming into birth work. They discuss what a “practice birth” is, experiencing racism as a black birth worker, and how a shoulder dystocia solidified her desire to become a midwife.

Show Resources

-Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts

-The Big Letdown by Kimberly Seals Allers

-Having Your Baby by Hilda Hutcherson

Facebook: Trinity Stephens

Instagram: @benniesbabies_doula

Cashapp: #turtledoula