Project Report
| Apr 4, 2024
Featuring Chante
By Jenny Fox | Project Assistant
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Chante
Thank you for your continued support of the Claudia Booker Memorial Scholarship Fund. Your donations make it possible to increase access to midwifery education access the populations who are suffering the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity around childbirth in America-- African American/Black and American Indian and Alaska Natives. We are delighted to introduce you to another recipient who is currently enrolled in our program.
Chanté is in her third year of our program and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in her studies. As a student, she has volunteered on our Student Participation Volunteer Team which provides valuable input about the content and structure of our program, and has made herself available to mentor others. In addition to being a homeschooling mother of young children and a successful midwifery student herself, she works for Evidence Based Birth as the Program Team Manager. In her local community, she serves as a doula, and childbirth educator, and also works in birth and maternity advocacy.
We are thankful that Chanté is in our program because we believe that she is, and will continue to be a powerful agent of change for the good in maternity care. Your generosity makes it possible for us to provide the Claudia Booker Scholarship to future midwives like Chanté who will improve outcomes for the mothers, babies, and families who are most at risk. Thank you for giving!
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Dec 13, 2023
Featuring Ashley
By Jenny Fox | Project Assistant
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Ashley
Thank you for your continued support of this project that is effectively increasing midwifery education access to the populations who are suffering the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity around childbirth in America - African American/Black and American Indian and Alaska Natives. We are delighted to share that another Claudia Booker Memorial Scholarship recipient has completed the academic and clinical requirements and is scheduled to graduate this month from Mercy in Action College of Midwifery!
Ashley is a mother of 5 children and is passionate about providing equitable maternity care in her community. She has epitomized dedication as a student in our program. For her art project (see the picture below!), she created a quilt with bar graphs that tell the statistical story of maternal and infant mortality in her county. She worked hard and is scheduled to graduate this month, a semester early! After graduation, she plans to continue working as a staff midwife at West Michigan Midwifery while simultaneously pursuing a Master's degree to further her education. We are confident that Ashley will have a profound impact on her community.
Ashley lives with an awareness that the maternal crisis for women and infants continues in her community and around the country. We are so grateful to be able to provide excellent and compassionate training in midwifery to those who will make a difference by providing competent, respectful care. Your donations make it possible to continue to offer the Claudia Booker Memorial Midwife Scholarship to students like Ashley, who are working hard to become midwives and improve outcomes in their communities.
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Ashley helped present at our Student Gathering
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Ashley role playing with another student
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Ashley's art project
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Aug 23, 2023
Featuring Meredith
By Jenny Fox | Project Assistant
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Meet Meredith, our most recent graduate
Thank you for your continued support of this project that is effectively increasing midwifery education access to the populations who are suffering the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity around childbirth in America - African American/Black and American Indian and Alaska Natives. We are delighted to share that another Claudia Booker Memorial Scholarship recipient has graduated from Mercy in Action College of Midwifery!
Meredith was a dedicated student while in our program, consistently suceeding academically and in her clinical apprenticeship. She demonstrated leadership capabilities in our program and in her work in her community. She was one of five students to join the Student Participation Volunteer Team, spending time reviewing different facets of our college and provide valuable feedback for continued excellence and improvements. Since graduating in May, Meredith has passed the NARM and is practicing as a CPM in her community.
The maternal crisis in the US for women of color continues and we are so grateful to be able to provide excellent and compassionate training in midwifery to those who will make a difference by providing competent, respectful care. Your donations make it possible to continue to offer the Claudia Booker Memorial Scholarship to students like Meredith who are working hard to become midwives and improve outcomes in their own communities.
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