{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EPISODE 72 MOMgienists\u00ae Believe In Elevating The Voice Of Women And Reducing Infant and Mother Mortality Rates with Samantha Griffin","description":"This week Jasmin talks with Samantha Griffin. Samantha is an impassioned woman who unequivocally believes in the voices of women, especially black women, and trusts their decisions regarding their bodies, their children and their families.   Episode Highlights Samantha\u2019s Background Cloth Diapering  Women for Women Childbirth Education Class  Accountability  Quotes    \u201cI wish this was a conversation I heard before I had decided to have children\u201d    \u201cI didn\u2019t even know what I doula was until I got into the world of cloth diapering\u201d    \u201cWhen it works breast feeding and cloth diapering is cheaper\u201d    \u201cI\u2019ve always been a woman\u2019s woman\u201d   \u201cI had a much more pleasant experience when I had a doula at my second birth\u201d    \u201cI went totally ballistic because I was not being heard\u201d    \u201cAs women we need to show up for each other\u2026 we are all we\u2019ve got sometimes\u201d    \u201cShe worked through her shift and stayed until I gave birth\u201d   \u201cI believe that childbirth education should be more accessible and that everyone should take it\u201d    \u201cTrust your gut, you know when someone is not listening to you\u201d    \u201cThis is the age of information\u2026and we need to ask questions\u201d    \u201cThe stuff we hear about that we think of as being in history books\u2026 It wasn\u2019t that long ago\u201d    \u201cThat documentary has turned many a woman into a soldier\u201d    \u201cIf they are not going to listen to Serena Williams\u2026they are not going to listen to anyone\u201d  Links Samatha\u2019s Info:    email: samantha@dcmetromaternity.com URL: Dcmetromaternity.com   Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/MOMgienists\/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http:\/\/dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com\/ ","author_name":"MOMgienists podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/momgienists.libsyn.com","html":"