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Childbirth is supposed to be empowering, but for many birthing people it is not. For Indigenous women, immigrant women and women of colour, birthing within the western healthcare system can be anything but affirming. It can feel unsafe. In this raw and challenging talks series, health researcher, clinician and nursing educator Dr Ruth De Souza (RMIT University) hosts conversations about birth, racism and cultural safety with change makers working within the maternal health-care sector to break down the structures built on colonisation. This is a series that will give birthing people hope and power when they’re at their most vulnerable.
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Childbirth is supposed to be empowering, but for many birthing people it is not. For Indigenous women, immigrant women and women of colour, birthing within the western healthcare system can be anything but affirming. It can feel unsafe. In this raw and challenging talks series, health researcher, clinician and nursing educator Dr Ruth De Souza (RMIT University) hosts conversations about birth, racism and cultural safety with change makers working within the maternal health-care sector to break down the structures built on colonisation. This is a series that will give birthing people hope and power when they’re at their most vulnerable.
Synopsis: Diasporic nurse scholar Dr. Favorite Iradukunda studied in Rwanda, South Africa and the United States. She is a global nurse leader and commited to decolonising nursing through an African lens. She combines her research on advancing the holistic well-being of African-diasporic women, with activism in black birth equity and justice. Notes: Google Scholar Dr. Favorite's personal website Dr. Favorite Iradukunda on Twitter Music: Music in this episode includes ‘Native American Dream’ by AudioLion used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Experiencing a “high risk” pregnancy and birth while growing a new life during the pandemic was transformative for Wiradjuri writer and producer Hannah Donnelly, and Arab-Turkish partner, writer Omar Sakr. We talk about queering birth, the administrative load of pregnancy, and the need for collective infrastructure to improve birthing experiences and outcomes for families and communities. Notes: Hannah Blacklight: Ten Years of First Nations Storytelling edited by Hannah Donnelly Arts and Cultural Exchange (ACE) Westmead Dragonfly Midwifery Omar Non-Essential Work by Omar Sakr Shelf Reflection: Omar Sakr Three poems by Omar Sakr Music: Music in this episode includes ‘Dream Drone’ by Yigit Atilla, and ‘ZEN’ by All Bets Off used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Dr. Sapna Samant, is a GP, radio producer, film maker, activist, and single adoptive parent and is passionately committed to social justice. Both her creative work and medical practice strive for equity and work to rectify injustice wherever it occurs. Notes: Twitter Mastodon Sapna's blog What Bridgerton gets right and wrong about being Indian Music: Music in this episode includes ‘Exclusiva One’ by Vzen Instrumental Beat used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Melbourne-based artist and cultural leader Aseel Tayah was born and raised in Jerusalem and is passionate about the role of the arts in connecting diverse communities across generations. Aseel uses art and storytelling to foreground the experiences of displaced people and advocate for artists of color, mothers, children and young people — changing the world, one project at a time. Notes: Aseel's website Aseel Tayah: The home that lives within (YouTube) Music: Music in this episode includes ‘AERATE’ by Higher Power, and ‘Native American Dream’ by AudioLion used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: How do Indigenous communities weave together ancestral feminine lineages? This question is at the heart of Associate Professor Sara Motta’s praxis of transformation and collective liberation. Through a lens of feminised resistance, Sara, a proud mestiza salvaje, shares her healing journey from the wounds of patriarchal capitalist-coloniality, exploring restorative and reparative pathways of well-being and justice. Notes: Sara's personal website Geneologies (M)otherwise Weaving Enfleshed Citizenship (M)otherwise Voices of el pueblo: the road to the Colombian elections Decolonising critique in, against and beyond the business school Decolonising (critical) social theory: Enfleshing post-Covid futurities Music in this episode includes ‘ZEN’ by All Bets Off, and ‘AERATE’ by Higher Power used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Birthing holds a different significance for Indigenous communities that have experienced colonial attempts at elimination. For scholar, poet and irredentist Professor Alice Te Punga Somerville, (Te Āti Awa, Taranaki), birth is an act of resistance. She joins us to talk about her journey to parenthood and her experiences as a scholar who traverses between Indigeneity and migrancy. Notes: UBC academic page Personal website Alice Te Punga Somerville: My story as told to Elisabeth Easther Alice Te Punga Somerville and the politics of italics Important reading and writing questions for Alice Te Punga Somerville Writing while colonised Buy her first book of poetry Music: Music in this episode includes ‘SMOOTH LIFE’ by Killer Chops used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: For Professor Cath Chamberlain, babies are a gift from the ancestors and birth is a critical life event. But what if this time is coupled with intergenerational and complex trauma? Cath is a Palawa Trawlwoolway woman, registered midwife, and public health researcher who works to support the emotional and spiritual well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing trauma. In this critical conversation, Cath talks about her passion for healing the past by nurturing the future, improving health equity, and building perinatal awareness through storytelling and deep listening. Notes: Making a decision to do the hard research, that’s what discovery is about Leadership award for health researcher MRFF Success - Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Mothers and Babies Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families to Stay Together from the Start (SAFeST Start): Urgent call to action to address crisis in infant removals Music: Music in this episode includes ‘Developing Peace Health Wellness’ by Luca Tomassini, and ‘Unbend’ by Solix Music used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: What does it mean to be part of a community without access to your birthing stories? Dr Jacynta Krakouer, a Mineng Noongar social worker and Dr Indigo Willing, a sociologist and adoptee from Vietnam contribute a powerful discussion about the history and politics of out-of-home care and inter-country adoption addressing justice, kinship, and belonging. Jacynta and Indigo bring their lived experience and their community advocacy into dialogue with a critical analysis of the institutions and mindsets that underpin how children are born in the lands now known as Australia. Notes: Links to Jacynta's work ResearchGate Google Scholar Separated at birth: Racism and unconscious bias in perinatal health services The Family Matters report 2022 First Nations families need support to stay together, before we create another Stolen Generation First Nations children are still being removed at disproportionate rates. Cultural assumptions about parenting need to change Links to Indi's work Research Gate Google Scholar Siren Spotlight: Hybrid academic careers in sport—bridging scholarship, community, and consultancy work Podcast interview on The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen Erika Hayasaki presents "Somewhere Sisters" with Indigo Willing We Skate Queensland Music Music in this episode includes ‘Developing Peace Health Wellness’ by Luca Tomassini, and ‘Native American Dream’ by AudioLion used under an Audio Standard Licence from Adobe Stock. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Historian Carla Pascoe Leahy was surprised at how her own experiences of new motherhood were affected by the relationships and stories she was told by her own mother and grandmothers. In this episode, she talks about how learning about her past led to researching the experience of birth in Australia over the last 75 years. Carla discusses the importance of her local community, what she’s learned about being vulnerable as a researcher and how climate change is influencing mothering. Notes: Carla's website has extensive links to her work, but here are a few highlights below. Books Carla Pascoe Leahy and Petra Bueskens (eds), Australian Mothering: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030202668 Kristine Moruzi, Nell Musgrove and Carla Pascoe Leahy (eds), Children’s Voices from the Past: New Historical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/978303011895 Articles C. Pascoe Leahy, ‘The afterlife of interviews: explicit ethics and subtle ethics in sensitive or distressing qualitative research’, Qualitative Research (2021), https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941211012924 C. Pascoe Leahy, ‘Maternal heritage: remembering mothering and motherhood through material culture’, International Journal of Heritage Studies (2021), https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2021.1893792 C. Pascoe Leahy, ‘The mother within: Intergenerational influences upon Australian matrescence since 1945’, Past & Present Supplement 15 (2020) 263-294, https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtaa041 Carla Pascoe Leahy, ‘Maternal metamorphosis: how mothering has changed in Australia since the second world war’ , The Conversation, 17 January 2022 Carla Pascoe Leahy, ‘Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Why not smash the patriarchy’ , The Conversation, 7 May 2021 Carla Pascoe Leahy, ‘Childhood masked’ , Arena Online, 8 October 2020 Carla Pascoe Leahy, ‘Eudaimonia: meditations on pandemic life’ , Arena Online, 3 September 2020 Carla Pascoe Leahy, ‘ ‘Helicopter parenting’ and ‘tiger mothers’? Relax, Australian kids are alright’ , The Conversation, 31 December 2019 Video: https://carlapascoeleahy.com/link-in-bio/ Music in this episode includes ‘Tympanum’ by REW<<, ‘Can We Be Friends’ by Lobo Loco, ‘Untitled’ by Atlas Sound and ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: In countries where development has been tied to nation building, birthing more than one child has been viewed as antithetical to ‘progress’. In this episode, I talk with Ritodhi Chakraborty and Aline Carrara about living in Aotearoa and creating multifunctional equitable landscapes that might help address the challenges of climate change. Together, we talk about foregrounding Indigenous people and people in post-colonial local societies rather than centring future thinking, Eurocentric environmental thought. We also discuss inter-generational parenting while living precariously in Aotearoa, and how caring for children and animals can prepare you for parenting, and the place of men in child-rearing spaces. Notes Watch a Vimeo talk Ritodhi did with Prof Hirini Matunga on Indigenous Cartography and Land management in Aotearoa . Read a recent publication by Ritodhi on climate justice Listen to a radio interview Aline and Ritodhi did about their lives in New Zealand. Music in this episode includes ‘A Box of Delights’ by Ketsa and ‘Something in the Air’ by HoliznaCC0, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Decentring whiteness and decolonising birthwork are central to Janelle Da Silva’s life and work. By challenging spiritual bypassing and cultural appropriation using critical race theory and anti-racism praxis, Janelle is committed to having inclusive and robust conversations about social location, and power and privilege in white spaces. In this interview, Janelle talks about allyship, healing their own intergenerational trauma and becoming more aware of their intergenerational strength and wisdom. Notes Listen to Janelle Da Silva. on The RMA Podcast, Episode 43 where she/they talk about Running To Pay The Rent . Listen to Janelle's Pay the rent TED talk. Music in this episode includes ‘Tymphanum’ and ‘Webbed’ by REW<<, ‘Something in the Air’ by HoliznaCC0, ‘Portamento’ by Metre, ‘Algorithms’ by Chad Crouch and ‘unknown title’ by Atlas Sound, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: What if you thought pregnancy was going to be easy, a breeze? You had even planned an overseas holiday – but then suddenly, pregnancy became frightening and stressful, needing admission to a mental health unit? Natalie Kon-yu – a Naarm-based writer descended from Italian and Mauritian migrants – talks about the experiences of medical sexism, birth trauma and medical mismanagement detailed in her book The Cost of Labour. She also talks about the ways in which motherhood is simultaneously exalted and undervalued In contemporary colonial Australia – and how she’s looking to challenge those norms. [Content warning: This episode addresses mental health, suicidal ideation, medical trauma and negligence.] Notes: Read Natalie's powerful essay in Overland: The most natural thing https://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-235/feature-the-most-natural-thing/ Shelf Reflection: Natalie Kon-yu https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/shelf-reflection-natalie-kon-yu/ 5 Questions with Dr Natalie Kon-yu https://www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/natalie-kon-yu The #PublishingPaidMe hashtag reveals how Writers of Colour are undervalued https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2020/06/15/publishingpaidme-hashtag-reveals-how-writers-colour-are-undervalued Natalie Kon-yu is a feminist first https://www.dumbofeather.com/conversations/natalie-kon-yu-is-a-feminist-first/ The cost of labour https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/the-cost-of-labour/ Music in this episode includes ‘Salientia’ and ‘Tympanum’ by REW<< and ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: It’s tough negotiating the highly technocratic spaces of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a hospital – let alone as the queer, autonomous-single parent of a micro-preemie. Aruna Boodram is part of the Caribbean diaspora living in so-called Canada. In this week’s conversation, we discuss the stress and uncertainty of caring for one’s baby in NICU, how the concept of abolition applies to parenting and how community organising can benefit from being family friendly and inter-generational. Content warning: This episode contains conversations about medical trauma. Notes: Medium blog “There’s no way to prepare for this.” https://medium.com/@aruna.boodram/theres-no-way-to-prepare-for-this-44059552485 Shameless Magazine https://shamelessmag.com/ Children’s Peace Theatre in Toronto http://www.childrenspeacetheatre.org/ Canadian Premature Babies Foundation. https://www.cpbf-fbpc.org/ Music in this episode includes ‘Prevailing Truths’ by Ketsa, ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records, ‘Nowhere to Be, Nothing to Do’ by HoliznaCC0 and ‘Webbed’ by REW<<<, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: As a US-based Black nurse-midwife, Lucinda Canty knows that nurses and midwives do not leave their prejudices at home. Implicit assumptions and biases follow them to work and wield a profound influence on perinatal care and patient outcomes. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of addressing racial disparities in reproductive health – and the power of bringing people into conversation about their shared experiences. [Content warning: This episode contains conversations about medical trauma and negligence] Notes: Follow Lucinda on Twitter: @LucindaCantyPhD Overdue reckoning https://nursemanifest.com/ongoing-overdue-reckoning-on-racism-in-nursing/organizing-team-for-orrn/ Lucinda’s house https://lucindashouse.org/ Lucinda’s poetry and visual art https://nursology.net/aesthetic-knowing/lucinda-canty-poetry-and-visual-art/ Music in this episode includes ‘Algorithms’ by Chad Crouch, ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records and ‘Webbed’ and ‘Salientia’ by REW<<<, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
Synopsis: Mparntwe (Alice Springs) midwife Cherisse Buzzacott has achieved a number of firsts. She was first in her family to graduate from university, and the first ever graduate of the Australian Catholic University’s Bachelor of Midwifery Indigenous course. To Cherisse, though, firsts are about opening the door for others. She’s passionate about supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander midwives and health workers, and advocating for birthing on Country and culturally safe care for women in her community and from Central Australia. [Content warning: This episode contains conversations about miscarriage and stillbirth.] Notes: Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Charitable Trust https://indigenousmidwives.org.au/about-us/our-board/cherisse-buzzacott/ I said ‘I’m in labour’ but no one listened https://indigenousx.com.au/i-said-im-in-labour-but-no-one-listened/ I supported other women to have babies but faced my own battle alone https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/13/i-supported-other-women-to-have-babies-but-faced-my-own-battle-alone Music in this episode includes ‘Salientia’ by REW<<, ‘Prevailing Truths’ by Ketsa, ‘Groove’ by Xylo-Ziko and ‘Can We Be Friends’ by Lobo Loco, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive. Birthing and Justice is written and produced by Dr Ruth De Souza on the traditional and unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sound editing by Olivia Smith.…
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