An Unsatisfying Birth Story.
“Patient-centered care” is bantered about at policy meetings at the clinic, hospital, county, and national levels. It means something different in each healthcare setting and to each provider and to every patient.
“Patient-centered care” is bantered about at policy meetings at the clinic, hospital, county, and national levels. It means something different in each healthcare setting and to each provider and to every patient.
…no checklist will fix the internal, intrinsic beliefs that lead providers to provide less, to listen less, to pull the first trigger that gets that checklist going less–for black women.
Restful moments arrive in equal measure to and are as predictable as your contractions.
I get a glimpse of the heart work at play in this space and it is sacred and beautiful and painful and trustworthy.
Notes, disclaimers, and whatnots. Click Here. A flick note…flick here refers to a sharp. quick. reminder. It’s for real, but not a movie you see with the girls. If you flinch or cringe at the word flick, please replace with snap. It’s five snaps for you. Also 5? Please—I really wanted to only use 300…
“Midwifery for All is for you—education, support, and exploration of the options for your care. You can use it to start discussions with your physician or midwife about the kind of care you would like to receive.”
“The typical experience for people of size with healthcare delivers guilt, shame, and fear as front-line medicine instead of kindness, support, and education.”
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