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Black Lives Matter: A Message and Resources for Midwives

from Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health

Black Lives Matter: A Message and Resources for Midwives Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health This editorial features an adaptation of the essay, “A Message to Midwives,” that was written by Dr. Michelle Drew, Chair of the American College of Nurse‐Midwives (ACNM) Black Midwives Caucus for Reproductive Justice and Birth Equity, on behalf of the Caucus (ACNM Connect Town Hall, June 2, 2020). In her composition, written after the tragic murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. Drew poignantly speaks to Black birth workers and white allies about the enduring pain and angst of being Black in America, and she explains why we, as Black midwives, are not okay. READ MORE

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