BirthWork
Everyone walking this planet is born from someone — yet we rarely celebrate the people and the work of bringing new life into this world. In the face of persistent threats to maternal health and other critical injustices in perinatal health, community-led solutions, policies, and movements are paving pathways toward better birth outcomes. In this podcast, we’ll dig into the work happening today by tremendous individuals to ensure generations of thriving and striving communities. You'll hear directly from leaders, organizers, and birthworkers as they share what it takes to confront barriers to health and wellbeing and celebrate the transformation of birth for individuals, families, communities, states, and our nation. Together, we will reimagine what birth experiences can be.
BirthWork
Supporting Teen Parents
On this episode of BirthWork, our hosts discuss how to best support teen parents and reduce teen pregnancy with two doulas and maternal health advocates. Our guest speakers touch on their personal experiences to address the quality, safety, and sensitivity of the care and resources available for pregnant and parenting teens.
Our first guest, Daylisha Reid, is a Program Director from Texas who reflects on her childhood and connecting with her mother about teen parenthood and highlights the importance of medically accurate sex education for both teenagers and their parents. Our second guest Mariana Anguiano, a former doula with Strong Tomorrows in Tulsa, Oklahoma, emphasizes parental and familial support for pregnant teens and explores how her own experience as a teen mother helps her provide intentional and holistic support for teen parents in Tulsa. Listen to this episode of BirthWork to learn more about how policies, systems, and communities can cultivate better and healthier futures for teen parents and their families.
Guest Speakers:
- Daylisha Reid, Program Director at Mama Sana Vibrant Woman
- Mariana Anguiano, a former doula with Strong Tomorrows
Episode Hosts:
- Giannina Ong, Program Manager for Reproductive and Maternal Health at AMCHP
- Gabrielle Beck, Student Co-Chair of the Youth Voice Amplified committee at AMCHP
Resources:
- Use our discussion guide for reflection and conversation.
- Learn more about the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) at our website.