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<div>My decision to become a midwife feels like coming home to my true self. My interest in home birth and midwifery began more than two decades ago, with my mom’s home births when I was young. In 2018, I decided to become a certified doula. I currently work with families in Florida and Washington State. Now my aspiration is to become a midwife.
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<div>Black midwives are essential to addressing higher rates of maternal and neonatal mortality among Black communities everywhere. Black birthing people are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related cause than white people. This is because of medical racism.
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<div>As a Black birthing person, I have experienced an obstetrical system that did not treat me with care or listen to me. As a doula, I have experienced first-hand the rush into medical interventions instead of letting birthing bodies and birthing people work through the process as long as everything is medically safe. I have also seen the tendency for providers to induce birthing people for convenience—especially around holidays.
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<div>Working as a midwife will allow me to make a big difference in birthing people's lives—especially those who do not trust an OB to have their best interest at heart, or are afraid to go to a hospital because they know they will be birthing in an environment they will not be listened to (even if they have a doula).
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<div>After I become a midwife, my vision is to open a Black birth center that employs Black and people of color providers - midwifes, doulas, lactation consultants, and childbirth educators. But I have some steps to take first. I am in the process of enrolling in all of my prerequisites so I can get accepted into the September 2021 midwifery cohort at Common Sense Midwifery. I have been able to secure some partial scholarships, but I still need to pay the rest of the class fees. I also need to raise the funds necessary to pay for the first year of midwifery school. My prerequisites include:
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<div>• Anatomy &amp; Physiology 1
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<div>• Anatomy &amp; Physiology 2
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<div>• Childbirth Education course
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<div>• Infant CPR
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<div>• Neonatal resuscitation
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<div>While I am in midwifery school, I will not be able to earn as much money. I currently work more than full-time, but that will no longer be possible. In addition to tuition, this GoFundMe will help my family with our monthly living expenses.
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<div>Thank you for supporting my dream by contributing to my education fund. Your support will directly translate into fighting for racial justice for Black birthing people.
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