Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Disrupting for reproductive justice (Mind the Disruption, Season 2, Episode 6)
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“Every person who experiences pregnancy, whether or not it ends up in a childbirth, experiences pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, should have the right to decide who to give birth with, how to give birth, in what setting to give birth, in what ways to do that.” – Saraswathi Vedam (Mind the Disruption, Season 2, Episode 6)
In the second season of the NCCDH’s Mind the Disruption podcast, we explore social movements for social justice: groups of people working together to build collective power for change in service of a healthier, more just world.
Many public health practitioners provide a range of supports focused on sexual and reproductive health. Explore this episode to learn about how Dr. Saraswathi Vedam and her team at the Birth Place Lab are disrupting the status quo for reproductive health research in Canada by intentionally centring the voices and priorities of communities who are under-represented and excluded from health research. Saraswathi speaks with host Bernice Yanful about how she works with others to bring the Lab’s vision for “reproductive freedom, safety, and justice for every person” to life.
You can discover this episode by listening to the episode and / or reading this episode companion document, which includes a written transcript of the episode, key quotes, curated related resources and reflection / discussion questions.
Use this resource to
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Use the reflection questions to facilitate discussion about barriers and gaps in services and/or policies related to reproductive justice in your community
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Learn about pressing health equity and social and structural determinants of health issues and solutions
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Explore embedded related resources from NCCDH and others to support public health action to disrupt the status quo
Related resources:
The Giving Voice to Mothers Study
Beyond Complacency: Challenges (and Opportunities) for Reproductive Justice in Canada (LEAF, 2022)
Visioning New Futures for Reproductive Justice Declaration 2023 (Sister Song)
End forced birth evacuations (National Council of Indigenous Midwives, 2024)
Reference
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2025). Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Disrupting for reproductive justice (Mind the Disruption, Season 2, Episode 6). Antigonish, NS: NCCDH, St. Francis Xavier University.
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