Episode 25: Augustine Colebrook on Midwifery and Social Justice

Episode Summary

Hillary sits down with Certified Professional Midwife Augustine Colebrook for a conversation that covers a lot more than the title suggests. Augustine has practiced and trained in several countries, and her perspective on what sustainable midwifery actually looks like is sharpened by that.

We talk about traveling the world as part of a midwifery career, social justice in the birth world, and what training looks like when you compare US programs against models elsewhere. Augustine does not soft-pedal what we can do better here, and the comparison is grounding.

An important listen for midwives, midwifery students, and any birth professional who cares about how this work shows up beyond the United States.

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Augustine Colebrook, CPM, on sustainable midwifery practice

International perspectives on midwifery training