Unbearable: Discussing Pregnancy with Erin Carmon

Mariquita talks with author Erin Carmon about her latest book, Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America. Their discussion covered the racist roots of U.S. obstetrics and gynecology medicine, provided context for the current state of reproductive health care, and connected with important personal stories of families affected by the legacy of racism and the lack of safe, equitable treatment for women of color that has disproportionately fatal consequences. CW: Discussions about maternal mortality, black maternal mortality, maternal deaths, abortion, miscarriage, medical violence, racism, grief/loss, infertility

Books and resources mentioned:

Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America by Erin Carmon

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

Alabama Birth Center and Dr. Yashika Robinson

Fatal epidural, administered by a doctor with a history of mistakes – New York Times On the death of Sha-Asia Semple

At the age of 30, she died in childbirth. It Shattered Her Brooklyn Family – New York Times On the death of Christine Fields

Anarcha Lucy Betsey: Memorial to the Mother of Gynecology

National Abortion Funding Network – Seek funding

National Abortion Fund Network – Donate Now

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral lands of the Dakota people.

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