Weaving the Womb: Black Birthwork in the South

Join the Nashville Banner for a zine release and panel conversation on Black maternal health and birthwork in the South.
About this Event

Tuesday, November 17 | 5:30 to 7 p.m. | The Loading Dock
Black women in the South are dying during and soon after childbirth at far higher rates than other mothers. More and more, they’re turning to doulas and midwives for care, and we’re inviting you to spend an evening with the people doing that work.
Nashville Banner enterprise reporter Eden Turner spent months with Black birthworkers who are stepping up to meet that need in the South, culminating in this story.
Now we’re bringing that reporting off the page and into the room with you.

Here’s what the night holds:

• The release of our Weaving the Womb zine, with story highlights and local resources
• A panel with local doulas and midwives, followed by a community conversation
• Light snacks on us, including cinnamon rolls from Slim & Husky’s, plus drinks available to buy from the Loading Dock

Help us build baby kits. If you’re able, bring new or gently used baby supplies, and we’ll assemble them into kits for local families in need. You can bring any of the following:

• Diapers
• Baby clothes
• Pacifiers (new, unopened)
• Bibs
• Baby wipes (new, unopened)

Weaving the Womb is presented by the Nashville Banner with support from Press On.
The Nashville Banner is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering the people and issues that shape our city. Events like this are how we share our journalism with the communities we focus on in our work.