Allowed to Birth Documentary Screening

The Urban Perinatal Education Center is hosting a documentary screening of Allowed to Birth with guest, Kristine Lauria. We are honor the work of our local Community Midwives during Midwifery Week and our effort through the strategy plan of the Rhode Island Midwifey Equity Initiative. We hope by attending this screening it elevates the efforts of equity and accessibility, showcasing the knowledge and skills of out of hospital birth and local Midwives.

Allowed to birth follows the journey of Midwife, Kristine Lauria. Kristine Lauria has been a midwife for over 30 years and has attended over 5000 births, ranging from home, hospital, refugee camps, and remote rural clinics. She works for Médecins Sans Frontières. She is an instructor with Breech without Borders, and has attended over 520 vaginal breech births, 420 sets of vaginal twins, and 11 sets of vaginal triplets. (https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/staff/)