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Whitewashing the Postpartum Experience and Censorship at the Oscars
- February 10, 2020
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- by oonamekas
This year an ad by Frida Mom aimed at new mothers was rejected from the Oscars. It was censored because of its “graphic” content, lumped in with other banned things like gun violence and political ads. Sadly, I wasn’t surprised at this move by ABC. It was just another example of the whitewashing of the […]

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Do you need a doula at your birth?
- November 28, 2019
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- by oonamekas
When I was pregnant 5 years ago with my daughter, I knew I wanted a natural birth (more on that in my next post!). I knew I wanted to give birth at home, with a midwife. I didn’t really know much about doulas, but after an intense 10-week Bradley Technique class that my partner and […]

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