GPS in Media

2024

Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics: BIPOC Birth Workforce Disparities in Eastern and Central Washington State: Current Status and Effort to Address Them (April 2024): https://earlylearningnation.com/2024/01/federal-way-birth-center-first-black-owned-freestanding-birth-center-in-washington-state-founded-to-combat-discrimination-in-maternal-and-infant-care/

Early Learning Nation: Federal Way Birth Center – First Black-Owned Freestanding Birth Center in Washington State – Founded to Combat Discrimination in Maternal and Infant Care (January 2024): https://earlylearningnation.com/2024/01/federal-way-birth-center-first-black-owned-freestanding-birth-center-in-washington-state-founded-to-combat-discrimination-in-maternal-and-infant-care/

Best Start for Kids: Best Starts Innovation Supports: Featuring Global Perinatal Services’ Community-Designed Program! (January 2024): https://beststartsblog.com/2024/01/24/best-starts-innovation-supports-featuring-global-perinatal-services-community-designed-program/

2023

Seattle Times: Local midwife opens WA’s first Black-owned birth center (November 2023): ttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/local-midwife-opens-was-first-black-owned-birth-center/

National Center for Children in Poverty: Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health in Home Visiting Programs Serving Diverse Families: Promising Strategies to Support Child and Family Well-Being (September 2023) https://www.nccp.org/publication/iecmh-hv-report/

Black Future Co Op Fund: We see you: Global Perinatal Services (GPS) (August 2023): ttps://www.blackfuturewa.org/news/we-see-you-gps

Birth As We Know It Podcast: Ep. 19-Faisa Farole-Global Midwifery Services & Global Perinatal Services (June 2023): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-19-faisa-farole-global-midwifery-services-global/id1671274213?i=1000619373890

Seattle Times: A King County refugee program turned 2 hotels into communities of support (June 2023): https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/a-king-county-refugee-program-turned-2-hotels-into-communities-of-support/

IMPACT 100 Seattle: (June 2023)

St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund: (May 2023)

2022

King 5 News: 'It's about equity:' Midwife works to diversify birthing field to help BIPOC families (December 2022): https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/midwife-diversify-birthing-field-bipoc-families/281-5b444211-f31c-4369-bc83-6f48c8f8ebb5

2019

RVC: How Somali Doulas promotes positive birthing experience through education, respect, and empowerment (June 2019): https://rvcseattle.org/2019/06/19/somali-doulas/