Check Your Health Podcast with University of Rochester Ep. 49

Across the country, Black people faced higher risks during pregnancy and childbirth. But support and education made a real difference.This week on Check Your Health, host Dr. Shaun Nelms talked with UR Medicine’s Barbara Maier and LaKeisha Washington from Flower City Lactation & Doula Services about free childbirth education through the Birthing with Confidence program and the important role doulas played in healthy pregnancies and labor.Listeners tuned in that Thursday at 10 a.m. or streamed live at wdkx.com. The program was brought to you by the University of Rochester and WDKX.https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/doula/directory/directory.htmhttps://doulasareforeverybody.org/https://flowercitylactation.com/