Episode 02: Strong in Her Standing: One Black Alberta Midwife Shares Her Lineage, Research and Views

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Chandra Martini is a Registered Midwife at Calgary Midwives Collective and the author of a fascinating research project on Black pioneer midwives in Western Canada. Today, she joins host Lolly de Jonge to chat about her ancestral roots as a descendant of Black pioneer midwives herself. They discuss what she learned about systemic disparities in perinatal care for Black Canadians, why race-based research is essential to understanding experiences and breaking down barriers for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) in Canada. Chandra also shares her personal thoughts on being a Black midwife in today's world.

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About Chandra Martini

Chandra Martini (she/her/hers) began her path to midwifery while working on a Masters of English – in the process of researching representations of birthing bodies in speculative fiction, she stumbled across the history of midwifery regulation in Canada. That was her introduction to how powerful birth and birthing communities are, and she wanted in!

She received a Bachelor of Midwifery from Mount Royal University, lives in Calgary with her husband and vivacious four year old, and loves working as part of the Calgary Midwives Collective. In her spare time, she knits socks, gobbles down genre fiction, plays with her son, and takes care of their pet snail Rocket.

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