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About this event
As we close out the year we are reflecting on the progress that has been made in advocating for equitable and respectful maternity care, and are building momentum for reproductive justice advocacy in the year ahead. Progress takes time, and in order for change to be made, we need every stakeholder in our community involved. Now is such an important time for us to gather and build our capacity for strategic storytelling and advocacy as we make strides in Black maternal health. We will explore key issues in the maternal health, strategies for advocating for equitable care, and how you can leverage your lived experiences to effect change.
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Crystal Jackson is a Birth and Postpartum Doula trained and certified through Mama Glow. Inspired by the birth of her son and knowledge of women’s power to bring forth life, she is excited to provide space for birthing families to feel confident, connected to community and utilize self-care practices throughout the perinatal journey at A Queen Momma Doula Services. Crystal, a DMV native, has a heart for supporting families. With years of experience providing support to families at schools, in delivery rooms and at home, she is excited to support communities in achieving a more equitable reproductive justice landscape through political advocacy throughout DC MD and VA through spaces such as the DC Perinatal Mental Health Task Force as Subcommittee Chair for Public Awareness and Systems Capacity, the Ward 8 Health Council, Prince George’s County Council and as Constituency Program Manager for the DMV Community Doula Project.
Mama Glow is a global maternal health platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Through doula training programs Mama Glow is cultivating the next generation of birth workers.
Dr. Adeiyewunmi (Ade) Osinubi is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, and an Emergency Medicine Resident Physician at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on sharing the stories of minority populations that often go untold. At the age of 16, Ade travelled to Mekelle, Ethiopia to co-produce her first documentary on obstetric fistula. Since then, Ade has produced films educating the public about various health topics in an accessible way. While in medical school, she independently produced Black Motherhood through the Lens, an award winning documentary about four Black women's experiences in navigating the reproductive healthcare system.
Mercy Oladipo is a recent graduate of MIT with a joint major in computer science and molecular biology and a concentration in Spanish. Oladipo has pursued a range of opportunities that allow her to apply her coding skills to build tools for health care, with support from MIT’s PKG Center, MIT Experimental Study Group, and MIT Sandbox. These include exploring health disparities in end-of-life care with the Clinical Decision-Making Group in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, revamping the webpage for the Boston Medical Center’s Autism Friendly Initiative, and creating websites for studies run by Tufts University’s Maternal Outcomes for Translational Health Equity Research (M.O.T.H.E.R.) Lab. Birth By Us is a pregnancy and postpartum app built by and for Black women.
Mama Glow is a global maternal health platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Through doula training programs Mama Glow is cultivating the next generation of birth workers.
