Synopsis:As a US-based Black nurse-midwife, Lucinda Canty knows that nurses and midwives do not leave their prejudices at home. Implicit assumptions and biases follow them to work and wield a profound influence on perinatal care and patient outcomes. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of addressing racial disparities in reproductive health – and the power of bringing people into conversation about their shared experiences. [Content warning: This episode contains conversations about medical trauma and negligence]Notes:Follow Lucinda on Twitter: @LucindaCantyPhDOverdue reckoninghttps://nursemanifest.com/ongoing-overdue-reckoning-on-racism-in-nursing/organizing-team-for-orrn/Lucinda’s house https://lucindashouse.org/Lucinda’s poetry and visual art https://nursology.net/aesthetic-knowing/lucinda-canty-poetry-and-visual-art/Music in this episode includes ‘Algorithms’ by Chad Crouch, ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records and ‘Webbed’ and ‘Salientia’ by REW<<<, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive.