EP. 173: Bump & Grind Feat. Heidi Murkoff, Author of What To Expect When You’re Expecting
Added 2021-07-21 23:24:41 +0000 UTCThis week, we are joined by Mega selling Author, @heidimurkoff , who sold over 20 million copies of her famous book series, What to Expect When Your Expecting.
She sat down with us to discuss #BumpDay! Through her foundation @whattoexpectproject, Heidi encourages women around the US to post images of their baby bumps, past and present, while bringing awareness to grave disparities in maternal care and the ever growing maternal mortality rate in the United States.
Today Post a pic and tag your bump today using #BumpDay and tag us to keep the message going 🤎🤎
In this episode we discuss:
- Why pregnancy used to be called women's "period of confinement".
- How Heidi accidentally became the first women to say “penis” on national TV 🍆
- Shocking statistics about mortality and C-section rates for black women.
- Why Doulas are necessary and should be covered by health insurance. - How a laboring woman walked 14 MILES to deliver in South Sudan.
