Fascinated by the story of the "Granny Midwives" who birthed untold numbers of babies in the rural South. The tradition of black, lay midwifery dates back to slavery, and was absolutely critical in an environment where racial oppression, poverty and a lack of health care facilities in rural areas led to the deaths of untold women. #MidwivesMatter #InternationalDayoftheMidwife #IDM2018 #globalhealth #maternalhealth #HealthForAll https://lnkd.in/g7uFAZX …see more