Birth Place Lab

🎤Join Birth Place Lab in welcoming Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose as a speaker for the Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub Seminar Series on June 24th, 2026, at 12 PM PST/3 PM EST.

Learning objectives:
➡️ Understand how Indigenous governance frameworks shape culturally grounded models of perinatal care through Okawimaw Kanosimin (Mother’s Bundle).
➡️ Examine the Cultural Responsiveness Framework and its application within this model, recognized as a global best practice through the Nature Awards for Inclusive Health Research.
➡️ Identify practical strategies to improve trust, access, and continuity of care.

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This March, six Birth Place Lab team members and community members attended the Vitally Important Conference, hosted by Women’s Health Collective Canada. Attending as part of the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Research Coalition on behalf of the Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services (JEPS) Hub, our team was able to showcase the work of the JEPS Hub and connect with healthcare practitioners, researchers, community organizers, and government representatives.
Birth Place Lab's PI, Dr. Saraswathi Vedam spoke in the panel “Closing Equity Gaps in Reproductive Health Outcomes,” moderated by Karen Lawford. The panel focused on the persistent disparities in reproductive health and the need to move toward implementation-based solutions; and focused on how more people and early-career scholars can find ways to engage with this work. Dr. Vedam spoke about how our current implementation projects build on findings from the RESPCCT Study, and how this work can help address and reduce equity gaps in care.

This conference was a valuable opportunity to share our work, connect with key stakeholders, and reinforce the importance of collaboration in advancing more equitable and inclusive perinatal health systems. We are looking forward to collaborating with new connections formed at the conference to advance our mission of reproductive freedom, safety, and justice for all.

To learn more about the JEPS hub, visit https://vist.ly/548cw