Narrative Medicine in Action

Addresses the United States's ongoing maternal health crisis by extracting findings from eighteen underrepresented women's interviews using narrative medical research analyzed through the reproductive justice framework. The book concludes by recommending three collaborative care models to mitigate obstetric abuse and adverse birthing experiences.

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Narrative Medicine in Action: Lessons from the Maternal Mortality Project addresses the United States's ongoing maternal health crisis by extracting findings from eighteen underrepresented women's interviews using narrative medical research that is analyzed through the reproductive justice framework. To mitigate obstetric abuse and adverse birthing experiences, Dr. Kenya Mitchell concludes by recommending three collaborative care models that integrate diverse birth workers who are paid a living wage into existing maternal care systems.