Right now, Shokz owns this space because there’s nothing really out there to give it some competition. Hopefully that’ll change in the future because there’s definitely an opportunity for others to push bone conduction tech even further. Also consider... Isaac suffered a similar fate. Her partner Bruce McIntyre, who is feeding their child, opens the next scene. Footage of a fresh-faced Isaac making a tutorial video about potting plants follows, and then an interview in which McIntyre shares how her doctors in the Bronx failed to notice low platelet counts that should have classified her as a high-risk pregnancy. They induced her labor, performed a C-section and neglected her until it was too late. Eiselt: As a feminist activist and social justice leader in my community, I’ve always been passionate and outspoken about women’s rights. I was initially drawn to maternal health justice, specifically through my own traumatic pregnancy and birth experiences which inspired me to make my first feature, 93Queen, about dignified health and maternal care in the Hasidic community. A co-production with POV and Arte, that film was released worldwide, and now streams on HBO Max, and was used by the U.S. State Department’s film diplomacy program.

Gibson, a 30-year-old resident of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, gave birth to her son, Khari, in September 2019 via c-section. For days afterwards, she complained of shortness of breath. She and her partner, Omari Maynard, repeatedly called doctors, who told her it was fine, just relax. Interestingly, there are ear plugs also included, which you can use to improve sound quality. It’s similar to what Shokz does with its swim-proof headphones, and it certainly has the desired effect of providing something more rewarding. You just have to be willing to plug your ears up, which does pretty much defeat the purpose of open ear headphones.Another mind-blowing fact I learned is that the “delivery” in “labor and delivery” comes from the biblical phrase “deliver us from evil,” as women need to be “delivered” from their own evil. Knowing where that language comes from is particularly piercing in our now post-Roe world. With every new iteration, Shokz has successfully managed to shave a considerable amount of weight off the frame and the vital parts of its headphones, to make them lighter to wear and less noticeable when you’re on the move. Put the OpenRun up alongside the Trekz Air launched a few years earlier, and you can appreciate how much slimmer things have really gotten here. If we’re talking about sound quality, then the OpenRun don’t go leaps and bounds beyond they're predecessors, though they do show some subtle improvements, particularly in terms of clarity and bass. What has changed is what Shokz refers to as ‘PremiumPitch 2.0’. This time it’s using the transducers to channel those vibrations that are angled to sit better on the cheekbone, promising to deliver sound that possesses more bass, less vibration and less sound leakage.

Shawnee Benton Gibson, mother of Shamony Gibson, and Bruce McIntyre III, Amber Rose Isaac’s partner, attend a protest. Photograph: Onyx Collective There is undeniably plenty of room for things to get better as that bone conduction tech improves, both in bass and clarity, but the differences between the Trekz Air and the OpenRun are noticeable.Offshore Island deliveries will take longer than two days including Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands and Islands and Scilly Isles. I would also say look to the doulas, midwives and anyone doing maternal health work in one's specific community. The issues of maternal health are national, but they are also very localized. Every community has a social justice warrior doing the work under the radar that needs some help. We just have to actively look for them. Eiselt: Thank you! What I love most about the interviews is that they bolster the foundational stories of the protagonists. The interviews with Shawnee, Omari and Bruce are key in understanding the medical negligence behind the deaths of Shamony and Amber. It was vital that those details were shared through their own voices. Visually, we framed them to have a royal aesthetic giving our lead characters the authority and reverence they deserve when telling their story.

If you’re in the gym for an hour a day or running for around the same amount of time, that’s plenty of battery to play with for the week ,and that’s pretty much what we found. They're among the best running headphones you can buy in 2021, thanks to an ingenious design that uses vibrations on your cheekbones to direct sound to your auditory nerves, leaving your ear canals open so that you can still hear the world around you – handy if you run in busy areas and need to be aware of traffic. The Aftershokz Aeropex are the best bone conduction headphones you can buy today, and they're an excellent choice for runners that want to keep their ears free to hear the world around them.Sarachan: The interviews presented in the film are riveting. What did you learn from speaking to the people featured in the film?