Awake In Birth 2017 Welcomes Birth Monopoly!

Denise Bolds, MSW, CD(DONA)

Get ready for the fiyah! Today’s show has two producers and hosts of internet radio: Cristen Pascucci of ‘Birth Monopoly’ and Denise Bolds’ ‘Awake In Birth 2017’. This show will focus on the discussion of the role of the doula. Cristen Pascucci, a former communications strategist at a top public affairs firm in Baltimore, Maryland, she’s the founder of Birth Monopoly, co-creator of the Exposing the Silence Project, and, from 2012 to 2016, vice president of national advocacy organization Improving Birth. She has run an emergency hotline for women facing threats to their legal rights in childbirth, created a viral consumer campaign to “Break the Silence” on trauma and abuse in childbirth, and helped put obstetric violence and the maternity care crisis in national media. Today, she is a leading voice for women giving birth, speaking around the country and consulting privately for consumers and professionals on issues related to birthrights and options. Cristen can be found on Facebook and her show ‘Birth Monopoly’s Birth Allowed Radio is on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-831504234 Denise Bolds is a published author, certified birth doula, board member and advocate for the awareness of maternal health disparities. She is a public speaker and blogger of the ‘Audacious Black Woman’. Denise Bolds is Bold Doula. She is the producer and host of her internet radio show since 2009 with over 100,000 listeners. Denise can be found on Facebook, Twitter and at www.BoldDoula.com