Deep Care
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
What if an answer to the Black maternal healthcare crisis is already here? Deep Care brings you the intimate stories of Black parents who chose midwifery care, and experienced transformative outcomes for themselves and their babies. Hosted by researcher and mother Kaytura Felix, MD, this series follows three Black community midwives who are making joyful, empowering, and safe birth possible. Listen to find out how deep care can change your life—and help build a new future for Black families.
Episodes
- Postpartum is Forever: The Fourth Trimester
This Deep Care episode discusses the postpartum period, also known as the fourth trimester, and highlights the crucial support Black community midwives provide to new parents. It also touches on the Beloved Birth 50 By 50 goal, which aims…
- Birth, Rebirth: How Midwives Support Families through Pregnancy and Loss
The Deep Care podcast episode "Birth, Rebirth" highlights how midwives provide essential support to families during pregnancy and through loss. It features insights from Black community midwives and promotes the Beloved Birth 50 By 50 init…
- The Care Never Stops: How Midwives Build Communities of Support
This episode of Deep Care features Joya's experience with Kindred Space LA, a Black-owned birth center offering community and collaborative care. It highlights the work of midwives Kimberly Durdin and Allegra Hill and supports the Beloved…
- Guide, Friend, Auntie: Pregnancy Care Begins at Home
This episode of Deep Care features a prenatal home visit in Jacksonville with Black community midwife Kim Homer and her client Monica, highlighting the unique care Black midwives provide. It also discusses Kim's journey into birthwork and…
- The Calling: How Three Black Women Found Midwifery
This episode of Deep Care, hosted by Kaytura Felix, follows the journeys of three Black women into midwifery, inspired by personal experiences with traumatic births and a desire for better maternal care.
- Welcome to Deep Care
Deep Care is a new podcast exploring the work of Black community midwives and their impact on Black families and futures in the US. The show is hosted by researcher and mother Dr. Kaytura Felix.