Tatia DC Event: Role of the Birthing Community in Improving U.S. Maternity Care

On May 1, The Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation held an educational event in Washington, DC focused on highlighting the role of the birthing community in improving U.S. Maternity Care. The event included a screening of the documentary “Tatia’s Story: From Life to Death in 10 Hours,” and a panel discussion among maternal health experts and leaders in the birthing community regarding the issues of racial disparities in maternal mortality, the importance of being fully informed, and the dangers of using Cytotec for labor induction.

Speakers and panelists included: Nan Strauss of Choices in Childbirth, Tina Johnson of American College of Nurse-Midwives, Jennie Joseph of Commonsense Childbirth, Claudia Booker of Birthing Hands Midwifery and Birthing Services, and Maddy Oden, Executive Director of the Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation