Chantel Springer-Dowell

Maternal Voices Unheard

Kids EN ↓ 4 episodes

Maternal Voices Unheard is a podcast dedicated to bringing visibility to the voices too often left out of maternal health conversations. Each episode features honest interviews with mothers, partners, and doulas, exploring topics like preeclampsia, postpartum care, racial disparities in healthcare, and the everyday realities of maternal health. Our mission is simple: to educate, advocate, and inspire change—because maternal health has no skin color, and every family deserves safety, knowledge, and support.

Author

Chantel Springer-Dowell

Episodes

Meet Kishon 24.11.2025 43:47

Kishon, a father to three children, describes how his wife's maternal complications affected him. He gives other men and support partners advice, and tells medical professionals to do better.

Meet Shavonne 24.11.2025 7:24

Shavonne, a mother to two, describes her last childbirth experience as traumatic, where the doctors made a mistake and still decided to dismiss her concerns.

Meet Michelle 24.11.2025 25:44

Michelle, is a mother to twins, and a grandmother, who outlined the traumatic experience she had giving birth to her children in the 90s.

Meet, Alysia a Community Doula 24.11.2025 34:51

Alysia, a community Doula, based in Brooklyn, New York has come with her vibrant personality, and a lot of experience to talk about why she decided to become a doula.