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REEL SOUTH
Teddy
Season 11
Episode 1105
Security guard by day and doula by calling, Timothy Gant Jr. works to improve birth outcomes for Black women in Houston. Inspired by his mother’s birth story, he guides clients through empowering deliveries, challenging expectations around masculinity, care, and reproductive justice.
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