Birth While Black: Shafia Monroe Discusses Cultural Competence & Appropriation!

Denise Bolds, MSW, CD(DONA)

Advocacy, awareness, birth justice, community; the combination cultural competency is a paradigm that is growing in birth work. What exactly is it anyway? Why is it necessary? How does it relate to me as a birth worker? Please join Denise Bolds, host and producer with special guest Shafia Monroe in discussing cultural competency. Shafia Monroe: midwife, author, global health leader. Shafia is a grass roots authority on infant and maternal child health, public health policy, cultural competency and increasing capacity. Shafia M. Monroe, CDT, DEM, MPH, is president of Shafia Monroe Consulting; aids health care professionals in achieving cultural competency, increasing clients and improving birth outcomes. You can find out more and connect with Shafia on: www.shafiamonroe.com| " Birthing CHANGE" Denise Bolds, Bold Doula is Internet radio show producer/host, author, blogger and certified birth doula serving NY, NJ & CT www.BoldDoula.comYou can find Denise on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!