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Ariel is committed to working toward a world where Black babies and Black birthing people experience holistic wellness and genuine care. Unfortunately, in our current health care system, Black birthing persons and their children are much more likely to die or experience injury compared to their white counterparts. Ariel’s research examines the social and historical processes which have led to this current crisis and the new models of care being developed by Black birth workers.
MORE ABOUT ARIELAriel is a Black, queer, non-binary MD/PhD student who brings a Black feminist lens to medicine, medical sociology, and public health. Through their research, they hope to create health policies which support a future where there is global reproductive and intimate justice.
DISSERTATION GRANT AWARDEE — SUMMER 2022
Beyond the Obstetric Carceral Sphere?: Examining Midwifery Epistemology and Praxis in a Black-led Birth Center
In this project, the nexus of mainstream obstetrics, the carceral sphere and the black-led birth center movement is examined. Using interviews, participant observation, retrospective chart review and Black feminist methodologies the ways black birthworkers align with and refuse carceral logics and practices are reviewed.
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