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Kindness: Doula Stevie Merino supports families,
builds community through birthwork
“I get to support people and their families through such an intimate time in their lives,” Merino said. “I believe all people should, on a very basic level, be treated with respect and dignity. The fact that people giving birth even need advocacy to assure that they are seen and heard is so disheartening and also my motivation to make change"
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LAist: How to advocate for yourself during pregnancy
The Atlantic: COVID-19 Is Upending Parents’ Birth Plans
“While some hospitals in her hometown of Los Angeles had preexisting rules that restricted the number of delivery-room visitors to just two, [Stevie] said, ‘if they get restricted to one, that will definitely cause a lot of people to reconsider having doulas.’”
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VIDEOS & MEDIA
L.A.ist
What Do Doulas Do — And How Can I Find One In LA?
In 2022, As part of L.A.ist's "What do Doulas Do -- And How Can I Find One In LA?" feature, Mariana Dale interviewed Stevie Merino and Birhtworkers of Color member, Jasmine Godinez-Gomez, about the role of doulas and pregnancy loss.
After Pregnancy Loss, Long Beach Mom Seeks Knowledge And A DoL.A.ist
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Celebrating World Doula Week
Here's a snippet from the Pacific Islander Health Board of Washington during World Doula Week 2021. Stevie says, “Happy world doula work to all the doulas I get to be in community with (near/far, virtual/in person), to BIPOC doulas, to my Pacific Islander doulas, to all the doulas who don’t have access to their lineage stories/traditions/elders because of slavery/genocide /imperialism/colonialism/ militarization, etc, to all the doulas who are doing the real work—I see you & I honor you.”
UCLA Health x Midwifery Townhall
In 2020, Stevie co-organized a Community Townhall and email campaign to call for accountability, transparency, and acknowledgement of the trauma and impact that UCLA-Health’s actions have had on the midwives, patients, and community at large. Watch the Townhall meeting below, and learn why Stevie’s work as an activist and community organizer is radical and necessary.
Birth Equity During Covid-19
In May 2020, Stevie Merino joined Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH for a conversation focused on Birth Equity during COVID-19. The ability of birthing people to access quality reproductive and maternal health services during the COVID-19 crisis is important. This is especially important for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color who disproportionately experience a lack of quality care in the best of times.
Providence Health Equity Webcast: Centering Native Hawaiians and the Pacific Islander Community
The webinar takes a closer look at the health disparities experienced by Pacific Islander communities, especially during a pandemic. The discussion includes highlighting the many different and distinct cultures found in the Pacific as well as how these groups are represented, politically and socially. In this webinar, Stevie discusses the identity and history of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities. She also explores the nuance of language and customs that are present in these communities. Citing census data, she explains the relationship between the US and NH/PI access to healthcare within the US.
Via email
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