Kern County Doula advocates for equality in maternal healthcare

Dani Wallace, one of three Black doulas in Kern County, shares her journey and struggles in maternal health.

  • Her experience with losing her son Jeremiah due to misdiagnosis fueled her advocacy for women of color.
  • Wallace suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum but was not properly diagnosed until she conducted her own research.
  • She now supports other mothers like Treana Adams, who faced pressure for unnecessary C-sections.

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:

With the health care disparities in the health care industry, one Doula is making sure women of color are supported and heard through her work.

Dani Wallace expresses gratitude: “Thanking him for being my why even though it shouldn’t be this why. It shouldn’t be this way.”…

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