Podcasts about joia crear perry

Women's History Month celebrates women's achievements, acknowledging notable women in history and the important role they've played across societies, industries, and culture. There is perhaps no greater source of women's history-making and contributions to society, science, and social systems than healthcare and the nursing profession with its historically high representation of women among its ranks. In 2024 Women's History Month focuses on those women who have and continue to advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion, and SEE YOU NOW is filled with stories of women making an impact across these dimensions.    In this episode, the SEE YOU NOW team digs into our past episodes to highlight women who have and continue to shape history and share our perspectives on why the work of these women -- many of whom are using their nursing superpowers -- to identify, advocate, and hasten equity and representation creates a better future for all and a writes a history that carries forward these important lessons, roadmaps, and contributions.   Featured History Makers and Episodes: 6: Empowering Childbirth, Rubth Watson Lubic   38: Mentoring for a More Equitable Future, Wallena Gould   63: Affirming Care Ally, Dallas Ducar   67: Nurses You Should Know, Joanna Seltzer Uribe and Ravenne Aponte   97: Social Determinants of Employment, Audria Denker, Emily Fairchild, Juatise Gathings 88: Planetary Health Healers, Kasey Bellegarde   47: A Vote for Moms' Health, Lauren Underwood   31: Black Midwives and Mamas Matter, Joia Crear-Perry, Monica McLemore, Jennie Joseph   Find this episode's resources at www.seeyounowpodcast.com and to find out more about podcast bundles visit ANA's Innovation Website at www.nursingworld.org/innovation. Have questions for the SEE YOU NOW team? Feedback? Future episode ideas? Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com  

Dr. Jason Wright, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. John Fischer, Podcast Editor, Dr. Ebony Carter, Associate Editor for Equity, and Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Special Issue Steering Committee member, review the articles that have been designated as Editors' Picks for the October 2023 issue (rethinking “race” as a risk factor; community-informed randomized trial design; data equity in reproductive health research; disparities in antepartum anemia and severe maternal morbidity).

In 2022, the Supreme Court reversed decades of precedent in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.  The decision held that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion and that the authority to regulate abortions rests with states. While the long-term ramifications of overturning the right to an abortion are unknown, Dobbs immediately triggered states' existing laws banning abortion and prompted several states to enact laws that would eliminate or restrict access to abortion. As abortion bans spread across the country and prosecutors become more emboldened, Black pregnant people will continue to face a heavier burden of criminalization. Joined by public health, medical, and legal experts, this episode of Justice Above All, hosted by Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta, explores the history of how pregnant Black people have been criminalized and the far-reaching consequences after the reversal of Roe v. Wade (1973).  Guests:  Dr. Regina Davis Moss, In Our Own Voice  Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, National Birth Equity Collaborative  Pilar Whitaker, Legal Defense Fund Produced by: Keecee DeVenny, Jackie O'Neil, Sandhya KajeepetaIf you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a review and helping others find it! To keep up with the work of LDF please visit our website at www.naacpldf.org and follow us on social media at @naacp_ldf. To keep up with the work of the Thurgood Marshall Institute, please visit our website at www.tminstituteldf.org and follow us on Twitter at @tmi_ldf.

Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Crear-Perry joins us to discuss race, maternal health, healthcare and life outcomes. Dr. Crear-Perry is a physician, policy expert, thought leader, and advocate for transformational justice who identifies and challenges racism as a root cause of health inequities. She is a highly sought-after trainer and speaker who has been featured in national and international publications, including Essence and Ms. magazines. She has twice addressed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urge a human rights framework to improve maternal mortality. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Birthing Project USA, Director of Women's and Children's Services at Jefferson Community Health Care Centers, and Director of Clinical Services for the New Orleans Health Department. A proud recipient of the Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Heroes award, she currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Community Catalyst, the National Medical Association, and the New Orleans African American Museum. Dr. Crear-Perry completed her medical degree at Louisiana State University and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Tulane University School of Medicine. She was also recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

The 2021 US maternal mortality rate is more than 10 times the rate of other high-income countries, according to a March 2023 CDC report. In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, is joined by Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, University of Washington, Audra Meadows, MD, MPH, UC San Diego, and Joia Crear-Perry, MD, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, to discuss these concerning numbers and why preventable death rates are worsening in the US. Related Content: Trends in State-Level Maternal Mortality by Racial and Ethnic Group in the United States Worsening US Maternal Death Rates US Maternal Mortality Is Unacceptably High, Unequal, and Getting Worse—What Can Be Done About It? Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008 to 2021

The 2021 US maternal mortality rate is more than 10 times the rate of other high-income countries, according to a March 2023 CDC report. In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, is joined by Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, University of Washington, Audra Meadows, MD, MPH, UC San Diego, and Joia Crear-Perry, MD, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, to discuss these concerning numbers and why preventable death rates are worsening in the US. Related Content: Trends in State-Level Maternal Mortality by Racial and Ethnic Group in the United States Worsening US Maternal Death Rates US Maternal Mortality Is Unacceptably High, Unequal, and Getting Worse—What Can Be Done About It? Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008 to 2021

In Episode 10, Faith Hunter connects with her childhood friend and Dr. Joia Crear-Perry about Black Women's Health, mental health, racism, raising children, and the healthcare system. Dr. Crear-Perry is the Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. Recently she addressed the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to urge a human rights framework to improve maternal mortality. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Birthing Project, Director of Women's and Children's Services at Jefferson Community Healthcare Center, and as the Director of Clinical Services for the City of New Orleans Health Department, where she was responsible for four facilities that provided health care for the homeless, pediatric, WIC, and gynecologic services within the New Orleans clinical service area. This conversation is filled with numerous highlights and moments of profound insights.  ___________________  * Spiritually Fly Book https://www.faithhunter.com/spiritually-fly-book/ ~ wellness lifestyle book that offers practical and spiritual tools like meditation, yoga, journaling, breathwork, and life hacks for living a dynamic and passionate life. * Join my ELEVATE Wellness Membership Community ~ https://www.faithhunter.com/elevatebyfaith  Choose the monthly subscription and enter the code ELEVATEFOUNDER to get 20% off for LIFE. ✨RESOURCES ✨ * Free 30 Seconds to Center Meditation ~ https://www.faithhunter.com/30-seconds-free-meditation * More Wellness Resources: meditations and healing practices. Experience inner peace, release limiting beliefs, reclaim your self-worth, manifest your desires, and up-level your magnetism so you can thrive in every realm of your life! ~ https://www.faithhunter.com/free-resources * Podcast ~ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThc0nryi4KOKh-GT1ssOkAG0CtzYyHi2 or https://www.faithhunter.com/blog/spirituallyfly-podcast * My Website ~ https://www.faithhunter.com * Online Wellness Courses, Training Programs and Certifications: https://www.faithhunter.com/events * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialFaithHunter  Instagram Name: @spirituallyfly https://www.instagram.com/spirituallyfly Podcast: https://www.faithhunter.com/blog/spirituallyfly-podcast | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThc0nryi4KOKh-GT1ssOkAG0CtzYyHi2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpirituallyFly/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallyfly --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-hunter/support

With more than 80 broadcasts under our belt, our latest spotlights an incredibly important running theme in our show: Health Equity. You'll hear segments from past episodes of Inside Health Care and three cutting-edge thought leaders, each dedicated to resolving Equity gaps for all.In our fight to bridge the Health Equity gaps in the U.S. once and for all, NCQA launched the H.E.A.: the Health Equity Accreditation programs. Our first segment features a discussion with leaders from two health systems who agreed to pilot these programs starting in 2022: Dr. Nneka Sederstrom, Chief Health Equity Officer from Hennepin Health in Minneapolis, and from the multi-state Novant Health System, Senior Vice President & Chief Health Equity Officer, Dr. Chere Gregory.Next up, we discuss gender equity with Dr. Kellan Baker, Executive Director of D.C.'s Whitman-Walker Institute. Dr. Baker's career includes a focus on non-discrimination laws that help ensure that the benefits of the Affordable Care Act reach LGBTQ+ communities. Dr. Baker also served on the committee that recently established guidelines for appropriate gender labeling for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Finally, a segment on Birth Equity from 2019. This discussion marked the start of our own journey into Health Equity on Inside Health Care.We meet Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. A physician, policy guru, trainer and speaker, Dr. Crear-Perry champions health equity with a focus on maternal and child health.

The CDC reports that Black mothers die at three to four times the rate of white mothers and that the mortality rate of Black infants is higher than that of any other ethnic group in the U.S. Regardless of income and education level, childbirth for Black women is more dangerous than it is for white women. Even tennis legend Serena Williams had a dangerously close call during her pregnancy. In examining why these disparities are so stark, it is clear that structural and systemic racism, racialized health inequities, and implicit bias not only play a role but also signify areas within our society that desperately need improvement. In this episode, we hear from three healthcare innovators who personally and professionally—as Black women and advisors to the Black Mamas Matter Alliance—work tirelessly to advance policy grounded in human rights and reproductive justice to improve Black maternal health and lives. Tune in to hear Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM, RM, Founder and Executive Director of Commonsense Childbirth and Founder of the National Perinatal Task Force; Joia Crear-Perry, MD, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative; and Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Tenured Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and member of the Bixby Center of Global Reproductive Health, share their wisdom, outrage, approach, and perspectives on the causes and solutions to Black maternal health disparities in the United States. For additional resources, visit our website at www.seeyounowpodcast.com Contact us at hello@seeyounowpodcast.com -----> This episode originally aired on Nov 13, 2020 on See You Now. Listen, follow and subscribe here. The Health Equity Podcast Channel is made possible with support from Bayer G4A. Learn more about how Bayer G4A is advancing equity, access and sustainability at G4a.health

For this installment of The Takeaway, host Melissa Harris-Perry and friend/collaborator Dorian Warren are tackling the important topic of childbirth. Joining them to discuss the spectrum of childbirth and the possible complications that can arise is Monica McLemore, associate professor of family health care nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. They speak with Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative about maternal mortality. We also speak with Tracie Collins, CEO & Founder of the National Black Doulas Association about how doulas can improve birth outcomes. Lynn Paltrow, Executive Director and Founder of National Advocates for Pregnant Women helps us to understand the criminalization of pregnant women. Josie Kalipeni, Executive Director of Family Values at Work joins us to discuss how paid family and medical leave offers families the time and resources to bond with their newborn children. Finally, Melissa will share a personal story as she speaks with her youngest daughter's gestational carrier.  A woman looks at her newborn. (Canva/ WNYC Studios The Takeaway)  

The Takeaway host Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren are tackling the important topic of childbirth. The U.S. Supreme court is considering a second case on abortion this session as the White House host its first Maternal Health Day of Action Summit on Dec 7, 2021. We took a deep dive into the subject of childbirth and the politics around it. Topics that were introduced: the medical professionalization of childbirth, maternal and infant mortality, the work of doulas and midwifery, and the importance of paid family and medical leave.  They speak with Monica McLemore, associate professor of family health care nursing at University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative; Tracie Collins, CEO & Founder of the National Black Doulas Association; Lynn Paltrow, Executive Director and Founder of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. Josie Kalipeni, Executive Director of Family Values at Work joins us to discuss how paid family and medical leave offers families the time and resources to bond with their newborn children. Finally, Melissa shares a personal story as she speaks with her youngest daughter's gestational carrier.  A pregnant woman looking at newborn. (Canva Stock Images/ WNYC Studios The Takeaway)  

As a far-right majority on the Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could overturn the landmark abortion rights law, Roe v. Wade, reproductive justice activists spoke outside the court at the Abortion Is Essential Rally. These organizers from around the country competed for ear space with hecklers and nearby anti-abortion activists, including those specifically targeting Black women in the pro-choice movement. With Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Maya Ward, Lori Bertram Roberts, Jessica Arens, Irma Garcia and other speakers at the Abortion is Essential Rally. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! 

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its most urgent appeal for pregnant individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. New CDC data shows that pregnant people are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to the virus. Just 32% of pregnant Americans are currently vaccinated, and the racial disparities are stark. Amna Nawaz explores the issue with gynecologist Dr. Joia Crear-Perry. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its most urgent appeal for pregnant individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. New CDC data shows that pregnant people are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to the virus. Just 32% of pregnant Americans are currently vaccinated, and the racial disparities are stark. Amna Nawaz explores the issue with gynecologist Dr. Joia Crear-Perry. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On today’s episode, Kimberlé and a group of leading champions for equitable healthcare take us behind the “white coat” of medical racism, and explore its disproportionate impact on Black women and girls. Guests share their own stories being mistreated and ignored as patients, and reflect on the struggles they’ve endured as Black woman doctors working in a medical system with roots in eugenics and racialized violence. The conversation analyzes the lessons learned from the tragic case of Dr. Susan Moore, examines how the experiences of Black women in healthcare relate to historical racism and sexism, and asks what it would take to deconstruct the misogynoir that “lurks behind the white coat.” With: Dr. Karen Scott, epidemiologist, educator and obstetric doctor; Dr. Gail Wyatt, professor at UCLA, psychologist, and board certified sex therapist; Dr. Alisha Liggett, board certified family medicine doctor with a clinical practice based in New York City; Dr. Joia Crear Perry, the founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks)
 Produced and edited by Julia Sharpe-Levine This episode was co-produced by Amarachi Anakaraonye Supported provided by Rebecca Scheckman, Destiny Spruill, and the African American Policy Forum
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the possible plot to breach the Capitol again today and the sweeping voting rights and government ethics bill passed in the House. Actress Mara Wilson talks about her experiences navigating the press and living in the public eye as a child actor. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Rhea Boyd and Dr. Joia Crear Perry about their campaign "The Conversation: Between Us, About Us" to help combat vaccine hesitancy in black communities. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Too often, treating women with respect is seen as a luxury. It is not. Violations of human rights during childbirth are all too common in labor wards, hurting women's chances of surviving pregnancy and childbirth. This episode of White Ribbon Alliance's Brave Voices, Bold Actions podcast explores Article 5 of the Respectful Maternity Care Charter, and the human right to equality, freedom from discrimination & equitable care during pregnancy and childbirth.We hear from Bruce McIntyre, who bravely shares the story of his partner Amber Rose Isaac's experience with racism during childbirth, and Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, who is a leading expert on structural racism and is working with her organization, the National Birth Equity Collaborative, to make sure women and newborns receive the quality, respectful care they deserve. Together, we have the power to destroy the structures that harm women during pregnancy and childbirth! Transcripts and more information available at www.whiteribbonalliance.org/bravevoicespodcast

You are listening to a montage of The Full Set: Black-centered, candid conversations that radiate warmth, boldness and vulnerability. Listen up for discussions with hustlers, intellectual heavyweights, Blackademics, single mothers and front line community organizers who identify as radical Black feminists, women, femmes, or non-men and are excluded from mainstream media through respectability politics. You are hearing: Dr. Joia Crear Perry, Luana Morales, Daizy October Latifah, Elle Hearns, Hari Ziyad, JD Stokely, T. Anansi Olajuawon, Nina Monei, Janaya Khan, Nina Monei, Feminista Jones, Lawrence Barriner II, Dr Shamell Bell and Melody Gross. The track is Underground Lyfe by Falls. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support

About This Episode Our podcast discusses the role of philanthropy in responding to black maternal and infant mortality. We interviewed Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. In the interview, we discuss what motivated her to start an organization dedicated to addressing this challenge, whether or not philanthropy can close this gap, and the importance of imagination for creating a just world. At the end of the podcast, Dr. Joia gives us her thoughts on philanthropy in the age COVID-19. To learn more about Dr. Joia Crear-Perry and the National Birth Equity Collaborative, visit https://birthequity.org/ (birthequity.org). Hosts Hillary Andersonis a first-year Master in Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School and Center for Public Leadership Fellow for Serving African-American Communities Karla Magana Figueroais an MBA/MPP Candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Onyeka Otugois a second-year Harvard Kennedy School Master in Public Administration student and Emergency Medicine doctor with an interest in health policy. Josue Chavarinis pursuing a Mid-Career Master in Public Administration degree at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Center for Public Leadership Fellow for Serving African-American Communities. Credits Dr. Joia Crear-Perry Dr. Megan Ming-Francis Music provided by MobyGratis

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc the world over, and recent data shows that the hardest hit will be the world’s women and girls and populations impacted by racism and discrimination. This week’s Friday Podcast highlights remarks from a recent Wilson Center event sponsored by EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the United States and Canada, on the impact of COVID-19 on race and gender inequities. “Mortality of men [due to COVID-19] is higher but let me just emphasize that women play an outsized role in responding not only to COVID-19, but in many of the pandemics,” said Katja Iversen, President and CEO of Women Deliver. “The default health worker is now female,” said Dr. Roopa Dhatt, Founder and Executive Director of Women in Global Health. “Women make up majority of the workforce, but they remain clustered in the lower status, lower paid jobs, mainly the frontline. They also occupy most of invisible lower status jobs as well, so we need to factor in that they're subject to more sexual harassment and violence as a result and are not part of the decision-making table.” “In the midst of this pandemic, bad policies and structural barriers may contribute to millions of people losing access to essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services,” said Zara Ahmed, Associate Director for Federal Issues at Guttmacher Institute. To minimize the negative impacts of COVID-19 on SRH services, Ahmed recommends defining and promoting SRH as essential; strengthening supply chains to make SRH medicines more accessible; making contraception available without a prescription; adopting innovative care models of care; and addressing the unique needs of vulnerable and marginalized populations. UNFPA projections show that for every three months of lockdown, there will be an additional 15 million cases of gender-based violence. “In terms of gender-based violence, we're seeing an increase, and this is because of isolation, locked down, restricted movements, tensions in the households from financial and economic stresses,” said Leyla Sharafi, Senior Gender Advisor of UNFPA. Further marginalized groups like women with disabilities, indigenous women, and women and girls living in humanitarian settings have a heightened risk of experiencing violence, said Sharafi. COVID-19 also exacerbates racial inequities. “So, we have three main root causes [of inequities] and those are racism, classism, and gender oppression,” said Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. “We do know that black women in the United States, despite income or education, are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts, so that's really where you see the overarching how those inequities and those beliefs around hierarchy can come together in one space and cause people to die,” said Dr. Crear-Perry. Health care providers are at the center of addressing inequities in the healthcare system, said Dr. Neel Shah, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and a practicing OB-GYN in Boston. “One of the challenges that I'm seeing right now is that the biology of this disease and the sociology of this disease really interact, and the people that are historically experts in the biology aren't fully attending to the sociology and honestly, vice-versa,” said Dr. Shah. “Currently we have to isolate people who are both symptomatic and asymptomatic which is effectively everyone. And isolating everyone takes all of the existing inequities in our society and it throws them into a pressure cooker.”

Venmo: @Joia-CrearPerryJoia Adele Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG – a thought leader around racism as a root cause of health inequities, Speaker, Trainer, Advocate, Policy Expert, and fighter for justice – is the Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. Recently, she addressed the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to urge a human rights framework to improve maternal mortality. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Birthing Project, Director of Women's and Children's Services at Jefferson Community Healthcare Center and as the Director of Clinical Services for the City of New Orleans Health Department where she was responsible for four facilities that provided health care for the homeless, pediatric, WIC, and gynecologic services within the New Orleans clinical service area. Dr. Crear-Perry has been celebrated for her work to improve the availability and utilization of affordable health care for New Orleans' citizens post the Hurricane Katrina disaster of 2005. Currently, her focus has expanded nationally and internationally as it relates to Maternal and Child Health. Joia, a proud recipient of the Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Hero's award and the Maternal Health Task Force at Harvard University Global Visionary Award for Commitment to Advancing Women's Health, is most known for her work to remove Race as a risk factor for illness like premature birth and replacing it with Racism. She has been asked to train in Maternal and Child Health and is a sought-after speaker as a result of her articles in a number magazines including Essence, Ms. Magazine, as well as her publications around Structural Racism. Dr. Crear-Perry testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as the Democratic witness in support of the only Maternal Health Bill signed into law since the new Administration came into office. Dr. Crear-Perry has received funding from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to work with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) to develop a Standard for Respectful Maternity Care and serves on the National Quality Forum Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Committee and the Joint Commission Perinatal Safety Project Technical Advisory Panel. Dr. Crear-Perry currently serves as a Principal at Health Equity Cypher and on the Board of Trustees for Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Community Catalyst, National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning and the UCSF PTBi. After receiving her bachelor's trainings at Princeton University and Xavier University, Dr. Crear-Perry completed her medical degree at Louisiana State University and her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tulane University's School of Medicine. She was also recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is married to Dr. Andre Perry and has three children: Jade, Carlos, and Robeson. Her love is her family; health equity is her passion; maternal and child health are her callings. Originally recorded on April 22nd 2020 --- -- DiDi Delgado is creating change (unapologetically). http://linktr.ee/thedididelgado https://thedididelgado.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support

Women around the world are still dying unnecessarily in childbirth, and suffering 'violence' in the delivery room.  What can be done to empower pregnant women? Kim Chakanetsa talks to two female obstetricians who are fighting to improve birth experiences and safety for women in Brazil and the US. Dr Maria Helena Bastos is a Brazilian obstetrician who says that women in Brazil give birth in a very medicalised and highly scrutinised way, with some even forced to have Caesarean sections against their will. She is campaigning for women to be able to take control back of their bodies and their births. Dr Joia Crear-Perry is the Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, set up to address the racial disparity in maternal and infant mortality in the US. Black mothers die in childbirth at 3 to 4 times the rate of white mothers. As a black mother and an obstetrician, Joia wants to end what she calls 'race-based medicine'. Image: L - Dr Joia Crear-Perry Credit: Comcast Newsmakers R - Image & credit: Dr Maria Helena Bastos

For Us, By Us.  Health Care after Katrina Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, ranks among the costliest disasters in lost human lives and destroyed property in U.S. history.  And while a full three years have passed since the storm, New Orleans and the surrounding region are still in a state of "rebuilding". But what does that mean in real terms for many of its citizens?  How does this ongoing state of recovery translate into the daily lives of the city's marginalized populations?  Migrants. Communities of color. Working class women. Queer and transgendered people. On this edition, we talk to activists and visionaries from the New Orleans Women's Health Clinic who are reinventing their community's health and wellness landscape one person at a time. Featuring: Shana Griffin, New Orleans Women's Health and Justice Initiative interim executive director and Incite! New Orleans member; Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, New Orleans Women's Health Clinic medical director; Mandisa Moore, New Orleans Women's Health and Justice Initiative member; Monique, New Orleans Women's Health Clinic family nurse practitioner; Lanora, New Orleans Women's Health Clinic office manager; Shelanda, New Orleans Women's Health Clinic patient. Narda Hernandez, New Orleans Women's Health Clinic Spanish interpreter. The post Making Contact – September 19, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.