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We head home for a final good-bye to hear how Anasia, Ciara, Erick, Shayla and more are building new legacies exactly where they are.Featured guests: Crystal Starr Flowers, Katy Kozhamminil, PhD, DaLyah Jones and Tanya Smith-JohnsonFor transcri
Alabama Birth Collective founding member, Nadia Gramby, on the sisterhood of birthwork.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagram.
The parents adjust to life postpartum and the powerful transformations they've undergone.Guest featured this episode: Crystal Starr FlowersFor transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagram.
The babies are coming. For more on birth plans, listen to our NPR Life Kit episode.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter andInstagram.
From the physical to the emotional, all four parents navigate the highs and lows of pregnancy – and for some, even during a pandemic. For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagram.
Alabama Birth Collective founder Jasmine Merritt on answering the call to serve.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagram.
Ciara explores the multitude of care options after learning she's pregnant.Guests featured this episode: Oriaku Njoku, Quita Tinsley Peterson, and Tanya Smith-JohnsonFor transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and
Taking matters into her own hands, Anasia charts new pathways to parenthood uniquely her own.Featured guest: Dr. Tonya Hawkins HunterFor resources on pregnancy loss, listen to our NPR Life Kit episode. For transcripts and more, visit natalstori
Fannie Lou Hamer, Southern freedom fighter and one of the oldest Black-founded towns in the country spark The Browns' most transformational decision yet. Featured guests: Katy Kozhamminil, PhD and Arrianna Planey, PhD.If you loved learning abou
The moments that (re)introduced Shayla, Erick and Anasia to their bodies.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagram.
Meet the founding members of The Alabama Birth Collective. Learn more about ABC members Charity Moore, Jasmine Merritt, Mariah Brown, Nadia Gramby and Tori Rodriguez, or visit their Instagram.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Fo
Anasia Sturdivant and Ciara Hunter leave city life behind to find new places to call home.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagram.
Eight months pregnant during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shayla and Erick Brown return home to rural Mississippi for a chance to finally get it right.For transcripts and more, visit natalstories.com. Follow NATAL on Twitter and Instagr
Hosts Gabrielle Horton and Martina Abrahams Ilunga share what inspired this season. Interwoven between narrative interludes, this 10-part story album highlights the rich traditions and structural challenges that have moved four Black rural pare
Coming Soon: NATAL heads to rural America for season two.
Despite how common pregnancy loss is, families often suffer in silence. In honor of Black Maternal Health Week (#BMHW21), we teamed up with NPR’s Life Kit to share stories from parents who have experienced loss, and expert advice about how to s
Welcome to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, several parent storytellers from NATAL Season One gathered in a multi-generational conversation about the value of oral traditions, agency, and healing for Black birthing parents. You'll hear
Welcome to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, our very own production team offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it means to produce Black stories with dignity and how the team approached the season from a craft perspective. You'll hear
Welcome back to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, medical providers and birthworkers share steps needed to create a more integrated model of care that empowers Black birthing parents and protects the sacredness of the childbirth process.
Welcome to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, birth equity advocates from the non-profit sector to government discuss how they're advancing public narratives, alongside effective data-informed public policies that result in better health
In our season finale, Dallas-based mother and doula, Trish, demonstrates what agency from day one looks like for Black birthing parents: Trish shares what inspired her to become a birthworker, as well as the story of her home birth experience,
This week we’re at home with Alexius Hill, a Memphis-based young mother who chose to give birth at home despite her family and friends’ concerns about doing so. We discuss the stigma around home births, and explore the radical work of full-spec
After receiving subpar care with OBGYNs at her local hospital, Brittany pursues pre-natal care with a midwife. In this episode, we explore alternative care models for Black birthing parents, and hear from Demetra Seriki, a midwife in Colorado.I
Marilyn and Yvonne are two parents determined to grow their families. When pregnancy loss disrupts their plans, they turn to their faith. Please note, this episode contains graphic details about miscarriage and stillbirth.In this episode we men
Today we’re airing a special episode from the Bodies podcast. Their show follows women and non binary folx on their journeys to solve the mysteries of their bodies. In this episode you’ll hear from Kalalea. After more than a decade of sufferin
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