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Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Gloria Copeland(The University of the West Indies, Saint, Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, 2018) Copeland, GloriaGloria Copeland is an independent midwife with over four decades of experience in the field, who first trained at the San Fernando General Hospital. She is also one of the founding members of the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Midwives (TTMA).Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Veronica, Aisha and Gloria(The University of the West Indies) Veronica Jobity; Gloria Copeland; Aisha MillsConversation with midwives Veronica Jobity and Gloria Copeland and mother, Aisha Mills.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Veronica Jobity(The University of the West Indies) Veronica JobityVeronica Jobity, who has been a midwife for over three decades, practices within the San Fernando area. She shares what led her to become a midwife and her experiences a midwife practitioner.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Tabitha Jael Micah Wight(The University of the West Indies) Tabitha Jael Micah WightTabitha Jael Micah Wight began her training as a doula in 2016. She is an independent doula; she recounts her first experience as a doula and how from that experience she learned how important it is to meet the mother two sessions before they give birth. She also talks about building trust with her clients and the interventions during the birthing process.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Suzanne Edwards-Phillip(The University of the West Indies) Suzanne Edwards-PhillipSuzanne Edwards-Phillps is a doula from Manzanilla, Trinidad. She is also an early childhood assistant. She shares how she became a doula and the benefits of home deliveries.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Stacey Thomas-Ayin(The University of the West Indies) Stacey Thomas-AyinStacey Thomas-Ayin is a surveying technician employed at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus., Trinidad and Tobago. She shares her feelings on first learning that she was expecting her first child. She remembers being scared and excited. She sought private medical care within the first six weeks of learning about her pregnancy. Eventually, she signed up at Mamatoto Birth Centre for childbirth classes. She shares her entire birth experience.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Shonelle Davis(The University of the West Indies) Shonelle DavisShonelle Davis, who has three children, describes her experience giving birth to each of them. She gave birth to two of her children at a hospital but she says when she gave birth at home she felt relaxed and supported. She shares her experiences.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Sherraine Mentor-Procope(The University of the West Indies) Sherraine Mentor-ProcopeSherraine Mentor-Procope is a registered nurse and midwife who works with the Scarborough General Hospital. She entered the nursing profession in 2001 and became a midwife in 2010. She completed her midwifrey training at the San Fernando General Hospital. She talks about the health care for women and their partner before conception, during the pregnancy and after delivery.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Shanti Mohan(The University of the West Indies) Shanti MohanThirty-seven year old first time mom. She was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries so when she learned she was pregnant, she and her husband were estatic.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Shantel Stevens(The University of the West Indies) Shantel StevensShantel Stevens is a stay-at-home mom from Union Hall, San Fernando. She has two children and she recalls how excited and scared she was to learn that she was expecting. She recalls craving a lot of chocolate during one of her pregnancies and her birth experience was good except that she was not allowed to have family in the delivery room as result of hospital policy.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Shai-Ann Reyes(The University of the West Indies) Shai-Ann ReyesShai-Ann Reyes, who is an esthetician from Sangre Grande, who gave birth to her first child at the Sangre Grande Hospital and she opted for a home birth with her second child. She discusses her experiences of each delivery.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Sarah Mohammed(The University of the West Indies) Sarah MohammedSarah Mohammed is a first time mom from a small nuclear family and a large extended family. She recalls when she first learned that she was expecting and her decision to visit Mamatoto Resource and Birthing Centre.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Sade Greenidge(The University of the West Indies) Sade GreenidgeSade Greenidge is a twenty-five year old mom of two who lives with relatives in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. She gave birth to her first child at 21 years old. The first pregnancy was difficult because she had severe morning sickness up until her seventh month. She found out she was pregnant with her second child when her first child was two and half years old. Her second child was delivered at home. She shares her birth experience of her two children.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Sade and Ingrid(The University of the West Indies) Sade; IngridAn informal conversation between Sade Greenidge, a mother, who recently gave birth and her midwife, Ingrid. They each share the homebirth delivery from their perspective.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Roxanne Herbert(The University of the West Indies) Roxanne HerbertRoxanne Herbert is a trained doula from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. She received her training from the Mamatoto Resource and Birthing Centre located in Belmont, Port-of-Spain. She gave birth in 1991 and she wishes every woman could have a doula to support her while she is giving birth.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago Romana Peters(The University of the West Indies) Romana PetersRomana Peters is a St. Lucian living in Trinidad and Tobago and the mother of two boys. She shares how she learned about her first pregnancy.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Reena Teelucksingh-Ramsaroop(The University of the West Indies) Reena Teelucksingh-RamsaroopReena Teelucksingh-Ramsaroop is a mother from Couva. She recalls when she first learned that she and her husband was expecting, how she was able to remain active throughout her pregnancy and her decision to seek pre-natal care from a doctor at the St. Augstine Private Hospital.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Charissa Minty Part 1(The University of the West Indies) Charissa MintyItem Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago Petal Ann Roberts(The University of the West Indies) Petal Ann RobertsPetal Ann Roberts is a mother of three children who resides in Tobago. She talks about the birth of her three children after initally being told she could not have children. She shares that her husband was in the delivery room for all three births and she talks about the care she received for all three of her pregnancies.Item Birth Stories of Trinidad and Tobago: Monique Timothy(The University of the West Indies) Monique TimothyMonique Timothy is an executive assistant in a government ministry. She is her father's only child and her mother's first child. She recalls giving birth, how excited she was to learn was pregnant, her decision to access private care up until her third trimester and attend lamaze classes offered by the public hospital.
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