'I'm Pregnant, But There's No Place To Have My Baby'

Millions of people in the U.S. have to travel long distances for prenatal and postpartum care because they don't have options where they live. These maternity deserts are taxing to both the patients and the medical professionals who serve them.
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[@brandillysmom]

My cousin is a Black Certified Nurse Midwife Practitioner. She was in California. She’s now in Virginia trying to open a birthing center. The environment was inhospitable for her to operate here. So far, she’s now being restricted from operating in Virginia. She is trying to fill a need. It feels like some people here just don’t want pregnant women to have quality care, especially if they don’t have insurance.

[@dennismulligan3481]

Good for her. Tell her she is needed and doing something that isn't going unappreciated.

[@Queen.of.Quotes]

In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible physical power-enable a new human being to emerge. Her vocation is unique. Sheila Kitzinger It's not just the making of babies, but the making of mothers that midwives see as the miracle of birth. Barbara Katz Rothman

[@jeremiasrobinson]

I think, based on where I have lived, the map at 3:15 underestimates the extent of the issue. Much more of New Mexico and Arizona are within maternity care deserts, for example.

[@hilaryporter7841]

The UK Tories want to bring this for profit system to the UK.

[@zeitgeistx5239]

You already have this. The former CEO of the NHS came from United Healthcare in the US. As several US healthcare companies operate in the UK.

[@MYInteriorArchitect]

اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا، أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلَاهَا

[@freethemindame848]

That's crazy I went into labor both times naturally labored both my children within 3 hours if there wasn't a hospital 20 to 30 minutes away I don't know what I want to do That's crazy for them to be so isolated like that

[@iiwrites]

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my story and share your own.

[@myoldvhstapes]

6:18- Tiny Rhode Island was left out of the count, it remained unchanged the entire time.

[@lollypop2413]

Pregnant people? ..pregnant person? Women have babies! .our closest hospital is over an hour away. We just plan the best we can. Im in australia.

[@HG-ie6qm]

Trans men and non binary people also have babies, that’s why they say that.

[@rachelels]

It’s not that deep.

[@leerose1056]

You’re displaying unnecessary and ignorant hate. Why put something so divisive on information that’s so important? If you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything.

[@rafaelc.s3326]

Why do guys no longer make videos about Brazil? Although, the 2022 presidential election ended, I'm here to remember that the current administration - the one you guys supported and said that would save the Amazon rainforest - just broke another record in wildfire and deforestation this month, according to official agencies. Thank me later!✌

[@nishmithat380]

You know it's al jazeera 😅🤣

[@brazaniankamrazian104]

Hearing anyone use ‘pregnant people’ is so cringe how can you identify structural issues that impact a specific group of people if you don’t even identify who they are and why they’re targeted sorry can’t take this seriously if you can’t even talk about who is getting impacted and why also funny that this piece uses the insanely outdated, gendered ‘midwife’ --- that’s ok to use but god forbid we say pregnant women lol

[@itsrockfact6187]

No majority of people easpecally ones with any power are saying you can't say pregnant women lol, it's just an accurate medical term, actual material access to women's health care is being taken away by people in power and you're mad at random trans people as if anyone outside of your bubble even thinks about it please just be normal

[@japprivera3129]

For the record, is pregnant woman! We are all people, men and woman, but only women get pregnant. Thank you!!

[@misstanya7487]

The goal of the WHO and WEF is for people not have sex organs to reproduce in the near future. If people do not make a stand then this is what will happen. Do any of you want to be genetically altered ?

[@NANA-su5ql]

Trans men can get pregnant, non binary people can get pregnant. To speak so broadly about pregnancy, while only regonizing women, would ignore a decent chunk of people who can be pregnant. Plus, in most facilities using this language you can simply opt out based on your prefrences.

[@brazaniankamrazian104]

@@NANA-su5ql 99.99999% of the pregnant population in this world are women n u cannot address any structural issues if you can’t identify who is being attacked and why. trans people face other issues in repro health

[@itsrockfact6187]

No majority of people easpecally ones with any power are saying you can't say pregnant women lol, it's just an accurate medical term, actual material access to women's health care is being taken away by people in power and you're mad at random trans people as if anyone outside of your bubble even thinks about it please just be normal

[@khadijahdesanges8388]

@@NANA-su5ql Only Biological Women can get pregnant. Sex is Biological and Gender is a spectrum.

[@emmmanueeel]

Red states...

[@LadyElaineLovegood]

It isn't just red states. NY is considered blue although, like many states, urban and rural areas differ.

[@emmmanueeel]

@@LadyElaineLovegood Backwards part of the country then.

[@iiwrites]

Hello. I did this story. Boiling this down to a "red state" problem is inaccurate. As. you can see on the map, there's not a single part of the nation that's unaffected. This is a systemic issue with major implications for parents, children, and families. Identifying it as a problem in "backwards part of the country" is equally inaccurate and dismissive.

[@Pou1gie1]

@@iiwrites I wish the news covered how pregnancy and birthing needs to be taken out of hospitals and put into birthing centers, where there are OBGYNs, midwives and doulas available. Covid made it clear that the hospital is not the place to give birth, especially when they were separating women who were pregnant from their partners (and medical advocates, should something go wrong) during this birthing process. Women should not be forced to give birth without ppl they love and trust surrounding them. Apparently, countries like Korea understand this and even have post-natal centers so that women can recover under the watchful eye of a knowledgeable caring staff. I looked up if post-natal centers exist in the US and found out there is one in Manhattan, of course, called Boram. We need the process of pregnancy, birthing and post-natal care taken out of the hospital. Hospitals are the reason why C-sections are more common than vaginal births, when it used to be rare prior to the 80s. C-sections cost more because they are a surgery, while shortening the stay of the patient so the hospital can make more money. I think a lot of Blk women are dying because of the unnecessary C-section rates, so this would also serve the Blk mortality rate during and right after pregnancy, as it is horrible. Please look into this as a journalist (I am one too)!

[@Princess-Jellyfish]

You can talk about lack of maternity care where 99% of the people affected are WOMEN, but you can't say pregnant WOMEN. Decide, do you care about this or do you not?

[@brazaniankamrazian104]

Yeah was thinking exactly this. No doubt that NB/trans men are having children too but 99.9999% of the impacted population are women. it’s insane lol like way to also make the point for anti-trans people that ‘women are being erased’

[@itsrockfact6187]

No majority of people easpecally ones with any power are saying you can't say pregnant women lol actual material access to women's health care is being taken away by people in power and you're mad at random trans people as if anyone outside of your bubble even thinks about it please just be normal

[@brazaniankamrazian104]

@@itsrockfact6187 bro please check out how public health policy papers are being written, this language is absolutely going up to those with power (and since when does the media not have power lol?)

[@itsrockfact6187]

@Brazanian Kamrazian lol imagine thinking wealthy people like trans people lol, again you're more than happy to misdirect attention at the scape goat you're angry at than give actual reproductive Healthcare to people because you're just letting rich people pour garbage right into your mouth instead of helping your people have healthcare

[@KS-cl8br]

thumbs down, it is pregnant women. Dont cater to the less than 1% trans and call the rest of the 99% of women in a strange way to accommodate the small group

[@MetaView7]

Another Billion dollars for Ukraine.

[@vikitheviki]

A billion is nothing compared to the trillions if our tax dollar Dump gave away to his rich friends.

[@MetaView7]

@@vikitheviki america is imploding. The so-called democracy is a lie. You can change the politicians, but you cannot change the policy. America is imploding.

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Yep.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

good

[@Topicsorare]

Trans men can get pregnant and birth. #Seahorsedads

[@restezlameme]

I completely agree with your comment, but the seahorse comparison is a bit inaccurate. Are cnidarians a better metaphor?

[@TheTexasTakebyMissVikie]

😢🙏

[@tokyobrwn]

Millions of people were born before all of this "care" came about. If you live in one of these areas it's a great opportunity to take a class, start a business, birth some babies. No big deal. 🎉

[@larabader5380]

Millions of people also died giving birth or being born before we had all our modern care. Home births are a great option for some, midwives are fantastic. But in high-risk pregnancies or if something god forbid goes wrong (and the list of potential complications in childbirth is long, many being potentially deadly), people need realistic access to good facilities

[@dennismulligan3481]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 death rate also was very high.

[@tokyobrwn]

​@@dennismulligan3481that's why women have hundreds of eggs and men have the sperm making machine. Infant mortality rates? Circle of life, baby!

[@d3j4v00]

…they come anyway, just catch them.

[@kittyformanrn9268]

It’s not that easy.

[@samgold9151]

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