Category: pregnancy
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Advocating for Yourself & Becoming a Better Advocate for Others
Here we go again. Not that I thought maternal health disparities for the black community would improve overnight, but here we go again. I have been dreading reading about what happened in Dallas. I mean how many times can you really see stories like that and turn a blind eye? If you read my first…
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Essential Prenatal Care: What to Expect During Your Pregnancy
Congratulations! You’re pregnant and now it’s time to start prenatal care. In my first pregnancy, I didn’t know anything about what to expect. I didn’t even know I was supposed to take prenatal vitamins (don’t judge me). It wasn’t until my mom told me about them (not even my provider) that I started taking them.…
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Birth Control Methods: Which One is for You?
Woo-hoo! We are going one month strong with this blog so far! I want to thank you all for continuing to read my posts each week. When I started this, I really wanted to have a space for women’s health education without the time constraints of the clinic space. I hope that this has been…
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Pregnancy Lies!
Things They Don’t Tell You Before Pregnancy You’re pregnant! Or maybe you’re considering it. Sometimes the positive test leads to excitement, but we can forget that for some people, that positive test can lead to feelings of guilt, anxiety, anger, or stress. Guess what? ALL of those feelings are completely normal and valid. We (at…
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The Black Birth Experience
Raising awareness and encouraging advocacy “Ugh that black patient won’t stop screaming. She’s so loud and dramatic!” After not seeing her son in the NICU for over 24 hours, she cried to herself in her room. Her nurse returned and said, “I guess crying got you your way, you can go see your baby now.”…
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