“Traditional Black Midwifery to Enhance Birth Justice” – November 19, 2024
November 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am PST
November 19, 2024
10:00 am – 11:15 am Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
This lecture will delve into the significance of traditional Black midwifery practices across diaspora and global contexts, with a focus on their potential to advance birth justice. Through the integration of cultural, health, and historical perspectives, we will explore the transformative impact of traditional Black midwifery on maternal and infant care. The session will also address strategies for fostering collaboration and promoting respectful dialogue between traditional Black midwives and modern health care providers.
Daniel Suárez-Baquero (he/el) received his BSN and MSN in Maternal and Perinatal Nursing Care from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. After completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the ACTIONS program focused on reproductive Justice at the University of California San Francisco, he joined the University of Washington, Seattle, as an Assistant Professor. His research and practice concern Qualitative methods, Latine’s reproductive health experiences, community/cultural memory of ethnic minoritized women, and nursing theory, particularly focused on Latin American epistemologies.