Who: Kimberly Seals Allers Birth story
Alma Seals, Kimberly’s mother
Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens
Dr. Neel Shah
Episode Description (short/two sentences):
On this special episode, Kimberly Seals Allers interviews her mother to hear her own birth story, discusses the history of medical interventions, the role of feminist movements and the power of our matrilineal birthing line. Special guests, historian Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens and Harvard professor, Dr. Neel Shah, add powerful context to the birth practices in the early 1970’s and how the legacy of enslaved Black women still impacts birth outcomes today.
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Birthright is funded by the California Health Care Foundation.
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