A Student Midwife's Journal
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When people hear “self-paced program” it can sound freeing, and in many ways it is, but for me that freedom only works with some structure. There’s no cohort I can lean into or daily classes to anchor my schedule. It’s just me, my life, and the discipline this season asks of me. And….my life is…
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This week I marked a small milestone, but a milestone nonetheless, completing my Introductory Modules! In a self-paced program, there aren’t cohort schedules or shuttling from one class to another to signal progress. It’s just you, your discipline, and the rhythm of your own life. Some weeks I move through lessons at a swift pace and…
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That moment when your assigned reading includes a law you advocated for. 🤯 This week’s lesson in Health Equity & Social Oppressions looked at poverty and socioeconomic disparities and how those forces shape fertility, pregnancy, and perinatal outcomes. As I am reading through the required materials, there it was – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act…