Midwives of Color: Black Midwives in the African American Community from Slavery to Now

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Grand Rounds Presentation

Byers Auditorium, Genentech Hall

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

9:10-10am

 

Midwives of Color

Black Midwives in the African American Community from Slavery to Now

Melinda Idell Fowler, CNM, MSN

Associate Professor

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

University of California, San Francisco

 

 

Learning Objectives:

1.     Recognize the origins of matriarchal, transgenerational and peer models of care

within the African American community.

2.     Describe the role of Maude Callen within the African American community.

3.     Discuss the role of African American Midwives as change agents within the Black Community

 

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