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Rebecca Grant, "Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America"

Jun 25, 2023

52:17

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Honesty in Reproductive Experiences

2min

The Dob's Decision and the Rise of Maternal Health Care

2min

The Cost of Maternal Health Care in the US

2min

The Role of Race in Maternal Mortality

2min

The Origins of Obstetrics and Chagrinocology

3min

The Feminist Approach to Childbirth

3min

The Differences Between a Home Birth and a Hospital Birth

4min

The Importance of Safety in Birthing Centers

2min

10.

The Importance of Intervention in Home Birth

2min

11.

The Rise and Fall of Midwives

5min

12.

The Importance of Midwifery in Our Maternal Health System

2min

13.

The Birth of a Midwife

6min

14.

The Importance of Pregnancy and Birth

2min

15.

How to Write a Book That's Alive

2min

16.

The Importance of Transparency in Reporting

2min

17.

The Importance of Transferring Births to Hospitals

3min

18.

The Life of a Midwife

2min

19.

The Joy of Unplugging With Midwives

4min

Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal healthcare in the U.S. & discussed how social & political dynamics impact pregnancy & motherhood. She was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alisha Gupta.

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