"She Didn't Have To Die" Discussing Black Maternal Mortality

Denise Bolds, MSW, CD(DONA)

She didn't have to die… Kyira Adele Dixon, age 39, she was a vibrant, amazing woman, wife and mother who walked into Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for a scheduled C-Section, April 12, 2016. Kyira would not walk out, she would not get skin-to-skin, to breastfeed, to watch her sons grow up. Kyira did everything the right way and it was still not enough to save her life. She is a Black woman in America giving birth and that could lead to death. Kyira’s story is not unusual, but comes to light because of the family she married into; her mother in law is Judge Glenda Hatchett – We watch Judge Hatchett on TV everyday, never imagining something like this could happen to a person of her stature and amazing work. Glenda’s son, Charles Johnson IV is a private person who has made it his life’s calling to come out and speak up about maternal mortality and how he lost his wife, and the mother of his sons in a careless act. Please join Denise Bolds, Bold Doula, host/producer of Awake In Birth as Mr. Johnson talks about what happened, & what he and his family are doing about it. Below are the links for your reference: http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/23403-judge-hatchett-in-her-own-legal-battle-after-daughter-in-law-dies-shortly-after-giving Dr. OZ Season Premiere that aired on Monday, September 18, 2017 which featured 3 segments on Kyira and maternal mortality.https://www.dropbox.com/s/1eqo0lbkmfz6evt/9-010_JUDGEHATCHETT_EPISODE.mov?dl=0 Denise Bolds can be reached: [email protected] 845-797-4177 www.BoldDoula.com