26- A Series: Giving Birth Around the World- Tanzania

Hey Oddballs! It's an exciting week here because I am kicking off a new series: Giving Birth Around the World. This series will put a spotlight on what it is like to give birth across the globe. Each week, I will hightlight a different country and showcase the good, the bad, and the ugly. Inspiration for this series came from "A Baby Story" and Every Mother Counts. To kick off the series, we are starting in Tanzania! Tanzania holds a special place in my heart because I was fortunate enough to spend a month there 5 (or so) summers back. Tanzania is geographical diverse and is home to the Serengeti National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro and a beautiful coast. Tanzania also has a diverse cultural. In my experience, there are 2 main groups- the Maasai and the non- Maasai. The Maasai is a traditional African tribe which is native to Tanzania. These folks live a very traditional, rural lifestyle which has no influence from our modern culture. Therefore, their birthing environment reflects the same. Due to this, the Maasai have some of the highest maternal mortality rates and low birth rates. Tanzania, with the help of western influence, is working to integrate more modern practices with the Maasai tribe to reduce the maternal deaths and increase birth rates. I dive into this in more detail in the episode. If you like this content and want more- check out my instagram and TikTok. You can also contact me at OddreysWorld@gmail.com. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. As always, LOVE YOUUUU Links used for this week's episode:https://everymothercounts.org/tanzania/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9300345/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania