Unfortunately, she was treated like a second-class citizen for the majority of her time at the hospital. Denene had a doctor that she loved, the support of her husband, and made plans ahead of time for what she thought would be a great hospital birth experience. Today’s birth story features Denene Millner, who shares her experience giving birth to her daughter at a teaching hospital in Harlem, NY. Weathering is a term coined for stress-induced wear and tear on the body.” This statistic is true across all socioeconomic classes because “it’s a type of stress for which education and class provide no protection.” Denene Millner of My Brown Baby shares her experience There’s evidence that shows this gap is caused by the “weathering” effects of racism. NPR reports that, “black women in the United States are 243 percent more likely than white women to die of pregnancy or childbirth related causes. But first I’m going to share some clips from NPR’s Code Switch podcast which recently covered this topic. I’m going to be replaying an episode from Denene Millner, who shared her experience with pregnancy and childbirth as a black woman in America back in 2016 on The Birth Hour. Today we are doing things a little differently on the podcast. To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here!
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