Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!)

Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramRelevant Links and Articles for this Episode:Veena's Re:Work podcast miniseries on Black midwives in Los Angeles devoted to helping women experience empowered births through their foundation and birth center, Kindred Space LA:- The Calling- It's MagicThe Stages of LaborCongressional Proposals to Address the Maternal Health CrisisH.R. 959: The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021United States House of Representatives Black Maternal Health Caucus

Episode NotesSend in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramRelevant Links and Articles for this Episode:The Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum and Memorial for Peace and JusticeKiller of George Floyd Sentenced to 21 Years for Violating Civil Rights By Jay Senter and Shaila DewanList of George Floyd Protests Outside the United StatesDarnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd's murder, wins honorary Pulitzer by Errin HainesThe Pandemic Has Made 2 Moms Reflect on Their Decision to be Parents  by Anne Helen Petersen

Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramRelevant Articles for this Episode:“Some Pregnant Women in New York City Will Have to Deliver Babies Alone” by Christina Caron and Katie Van Syckle“Doulas Hope to Regain Momentum as Covid Restrictions Ease”  by Sarah Hoenicke FloresCDC Guidelines for for Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings“Pregnancy and Birth in the United States During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: The Views of Doulas” by Dr. Crystal Adams“Increase in Maternal Mortality During COVID Underscores Need for Policy Changes” by Maggine Clark

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Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramMentioned in this Episode:How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn“Two Heartbeats a Minute” Invisibilia Podcast EpisodeOther Relevant Articles:The Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform

Send in a voice memo or note to: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramMentioned in this Episode:The Highly Sensitive PersonGood Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman (Author) and Molly McIntyre (Illustrator)The Moonbeaming Podcast by Sarah Faith GottesdienerAmerican Idol Alum Syesha Mercado Is Still In The Midst Of A Heartbreaking Custody Battle With The StateWhen Child Care Costs Twice as Much as the MortgageIt's ‘unconscionable': We depend on child care workers to provide high-quality care to our children. But many of those workers can't afford food and rent

Send in a voice memo or note to: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramArticles Mentioned in this Episode:“The Strange and Lonely Transformation of First-Time Mothers in the Pandemic” by Caitlin Gibson“At a Children's Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe” by Noah Weiland and Erin Schaff“Poverty, Disease, Customs: Why So Many Indonesian Children Die of Covid” by Dera Menra Sijabat, Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono

Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramArticles Mentioned in this Episode:“The Strange and Lonely Transformation of First-Time Mothers in the Pandemic” by Caitlin Gibson“Matresence, Becoming a Mother, a ‘New/Old' Rite de Passage” by Dana Raphael in Being Female: Reproduction, Power, and Change edited by Dana RaphaelOther Relevant Articles:“Becoming a Parent During the Pandemic Was the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done” by Sophie Gilbert

Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramBooks Mentioned in this Episode :Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali WongI Want to be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel BloomBecoming by Michelle Obama