Jennie Joseph-Midwife

09/05/2026

- 🔥🔥🔥It’s all happening!!

The Perinatal Pause Podcast
“The Hands That Caught Us” A Legacy Podcast Series with Our Midwife Elders. An archival offering through the Perinatal Pause Podcast™ with Jennie Joseph

Episode 2 - Mekazin Alexander and Aquilla Graves take us through their midwife journeys as well as talk about the work being done through their BA NIA organization.

Ba Nia
A Chicago-based reproductive justice organization committed to eliminating racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality in women of color.
https://www.baniainc.com
BA NIA Inc

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Watch on my YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts - https://youtu.be/2qODZP1emuE?si=J7Z82gzgrurxtB75

08/29/2026

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08/15/2026

Word! The precious Grand Midwife, Queen Mother UmmSalaamah Abdullah-Zaimah shares her story - Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube

08/15/2026

Can you believe it’s been a year?
AUGUST 18, 2025 I launched the Hands That Caught Us Podcast series with this post below -

Sneak Peek!
Breathe with me as I deliver this long-awaited , precious new baby into the world - as part of the Perinatal Pause podcast I have finally got around to interviewing my fellow elder midwives in our new series “The Hands That Caught Us”.

Ohhhhhhh the emotion! Launching early on YouTube if you want to watch but coming soon wherever you get your podcasts if you are a ‘listener’. Either way, I hope you enjoy as much as I did - let me know!

“The Hands That Caught Us” A Legacy Podcast Series with Our Midwife Elders
An archival offering through the Perinatal Pause Podcast™ with Jennie Joseph

 Episode 1 - Grand Midwife Umm Salaamah Abdullah-Zaimah CNM, CPM, takes us through her life long midwife journey.

Full Episode now on YouTube - https://lnkd.in/er77w4iF 

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08/05/2026

“The Hands That Caught Us” - here’s another episode in my series of conversations with our Black Midwifery Elders. The beautiful Mama Midwife Sakina O’Uhuru will delight you as she shares about her journey to and through midwifery. Now passing on her deep wisdom through her midwifery school AWombmansWayMidwifeTraining Wombmans Way Warrior Midwifery School- do not miss this one!

For the full episode - listen wherever you get your podcasts. Please like and share, and subscribe to my YouTube channel where you get to see the videos as well - on YouTube.

06/23/2026

06/22/2026

“The Hands That Caught Us” - my series of conversations with our Black Midwifery Elders is winding down and I have been holding off on releasing one of the most poignant recordings so far………..our ancestor elders!

I chose the beautiful Midwife Folklorist, Okunsola Amadou (African Indigenous Midwifery Museum) to help me share about a few of our beloved elders who have transitioned. You can only imagine the grief and pain of those of us who were blessed to have known them, be loved by them and enriched by their wisdom. I hope you enjoy this episode.

For the full episode - listen wherever you get your podcasts. Please like and share, and subscribe to my YouTube channel where you get to see the videos as well - on YouTube.

*(Correction in captions: MEEK should read as MEAC for Midwifery Education Accreditation Council).

06/19/2026

“Another midwifery moment, another call for a ‘Perinatal Pause’. So - whose knowledge gets recognized, whose knowledge counts?
I’ve spent my whole career trying to answer that question.
As far as I’m concerned, indigenous and community knowledge systems belong at the center of maternal care. I learned that from the women I served, I learned that from the practitioners of this beautiful ancestral art and their generously passed-down empirical prowess.

The JJ Way® curriculum and practice was built from that knowing, not added to it after the fact. This is the work. Building an equitable perinatal ecosystem, one relationship at a time — and refusing to wait for permission or endorsement to center what we already know is true.”
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06/03/2026

Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. I’m reaching out to ask for support for this GoFundMe for our beloved student , Flavia. Read the attached story because this cause is important and whether you can donate or simply share the fundraiser, every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Here’s the link or check in my bio -

https://gofund.me/2d5fd2c7a

05/31/2026

*URGENT CALL TO ACTION*

Please take just two minutes before June 5th to contact your Members of Congress and urge them to protect the midwifery set-aside in the final FY 2027 Labor, HHS Appropriations Bill.

Email your legislators 👉 VoterVoice.net/ACNM/Campaigns

This funding isn’t just a line item; it’s a lifeline for the programs that educate and train the next generation of midwives who will serve families and communities across the country. Accredited midwifery education programs support all nationally recognized midwifery credentials — Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs), Certified Midwives (CMs), and Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs). Without this funding, these programs and the expanded access to midwifery-led care they make possible are at risk.

Every email, call, and conversation makes a difference in securing the future of midwifery care and birth center access!