In a special episode of Unpacking the News, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hotter Ishay is joined by author and teacher Rivka Cymbalist of the Montreal Doula Collective.
Their conversation explores the social and financial challenges facing refugees, the non-documented, and Indigenous women in securing access to alternative maternal care.
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Listen to “Maternal Health: Midwives and Doulas of Tomorrow” on Spreaker.
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