HELP for Mothers : Solutions to the maternal health care crisis in America

“Do I have to use a reproductive endocrinologist to achieve pregnancy?”

Join Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS and her special guest, Brittany Thornton, CPM, LM a midwife, mother and traditional surrogate x6 as they discuss alternatives to the high medicalized assisted reproductive process. Some people who want to be pregnant do indeed need all the technology, but as Brittany shares, many especially in the LGBTQIA community do not need high-tech reproductive technologies, they need education, time, space and respectful care. And many are seeking midwives to help achieve pregnancy as well as give birth.

Show Notes

“Do I have to use a reproductive endocrinologist to achieve pregnancy?”

Join Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS and her special guest, Brittany Thornton, CPM, LM a midwife, mother and traditional surrogate x6 as they discuss alternatives to the high medicalized assisted reproductive process.  Some people who want to be pregnant do indeed need all the technology, but as Brittany shares, many especially in the LGBTQIA community do not need high-tech reproductive technologies, they need education, time, space and respectful care.  And many are seeking midwives to help achieve pregnancy as well as give birth.

Resources and Links
Visit Brittany Thornton, CPM, LM
For resources on surrogacy
For a look into the legality of surrogacy in the US 
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What is HELP for Mothers : Solutions to the maternal health care crisis in America?

A Maternal/Child Health Investigator and an Obstetric Violence Lawyer report on the political, legal, and financial realities of childbirth in the United States.