Why Birth Activism is Needed Today with Mars Lord

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Birth: A New Story

Samara Concepción

26 episodes

5 days ago

Birth: A New Story is a gathering place for visionary voices to explore what it means to be human and welcome new life into the world with reverence. Samara Concepción is a birth doula and a women’s health practitioner based in London. These conversations intend to offer you a holistic perspective on pregnancy and birth. One which deeply values your innate body wisdom and the inherent intelligence of birth.

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Why Birth Activism is Needed Today with Mars Lord

Birth: A New Story

59 minutes 48 seconds

2 years ago

Why Birth Activism is Needed Today with Mars Lord

Mars Lord is a life coach and a birth activist. A triple award winning doula, mentor, educator and coach with over 15 years of experience.

Mars created Abuela Doulas, a doula preparation course primarily, but not exclusively, for Black and Brown women, and is the Founder of BLA (Black Lives Abuela) Scholarship. This scholarship is to help Black women who wish to become doulas to train and not be held back by socio-economic disadvantage.

She is Inclusion Consultant to several large companies causing them to look deep into their practise to make systemic and structural change.

This interview was recorded in April 2022, following the Shrewsbury maternity scandal in the UK. Mars also refers to the 2021 draft of a highly concerning proposed new guideline on inducing labour by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

For more information about Mars Lord please visit https://www.marslord.co.uk/

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