by Jennie Joseph | Jan 10, 2020 | News
As birth workers, we often work in isolation and face heavy challenges. How do we weave together and harness our collective power? How do we develop collective leadership to be the vehicle that holds our work? As a follow-up to developing our collective care...
by Jennie Joseph | May 23, 2019 | Morning Thoughts
{Morning Thoughts} So, I’m still on an extreme high and resonating with the healing that occurred this past weekend, as we gathered a group of #PerinatalSafeSpot owners and #MaternalJustice warriors in Austin for our inaugural National Perinatal Task Force...
by Jennie Joseph | Dec 2, 2018 | News
This was my letter (see below) to the editor of USA TODAY after I found myself totally floored by their latest report in their series on #MaternalDeath“The U.S. maternal death rate is among the highest in the developed world. Eighteen states haven’t studied these...
by Jennie Joseph | Nov 14, 2018 | Morning Thoughts
{Morning Thoughts} So conflicted this morning – it is so hard to hold on to a positive demeanor when faced with constant reinforcement of the fact that the US system of how we provide maternity care is totally broken.Yesterday brought some serious reality checks...
by Jennie Joseph | Aug 1, 2018 | News
Big news! Look what is happening at one of our #PerinatalSafeSpots – Ferguson/St. Louis, MO’s Jamaa Birth Village has been gifted a home for their Equal Access Clinic. I cannot contain my excitement as we join with this amazing organization in support of...