On Monday, August 30 at 7:30 pm, the Kendal Education Committee will host a Talk on Zoom by Marcy Andrew who will discuss “Addressing Health Disparities through Place-Based Midwifery Care”
Len Andrew’s daughter Marcy, who is President of the National College of Midwifery (NCM), will discuss the systemic maternal health crisis in our country.
Statistics reveal that African-American, Native American, and Alaska Native women are about three times more likely than white women to die from causes related to pregnancy, and that other racial minority groups are also negatively affected. In communities of color that hold unique cultural heritage and a lack of economic resources, standard healthcare models often do not translate into sustainable practices and do not genuinely meet the needs of the community.
The National College of Midwifery, established in 1989, has employed a community-based apprenticeship model of education to train hundreds of midwives throughout the country. Based in Taos, NM, it is now working to create a model birth center that addresses health disparities through place-based and culturally attuned, evidence-based midwifery care.
Join us on Aug 30 as Marcy discusses NCM’s process of deep community questioning, visioning, innovating, and resource-gathering grounded in ancient midwifery traditions and untethered from mainstream medical expectations and norms.
All residents will receive a Zoom invitation.