#blackmaternalhealth

It is time to stop ignoring maternal mental health and allow mothers more support and care following childbirth. Mothers need access to resources to support her own mental health and well-being. Motherhood is often stressful and overwhelming. We have to raise awareness to the signs and sympto

This confrontation occurred while suffering from pre-eclampsia which the hospital has refused care-yet instead the hospital staff was more intent on seizing my newborn from her mother, reflecting a historical and ongoing racist practice against Black mothers during slavery if taking our babies and

This confrontation occurred while suffering from pre-eclampsia which the hospital has refused care-yet instead the hospital staff was more intent on seizing my newborn from her mother, reflecting a historical and ongoing racist practice against Black mothers during slavery if taking our babies and

Black mothers deserve more than being praised for strength. We deserve support, care, safety, and space to be poured into, too. I honor the beauty, resilience, and realities of the maternal journey. 💖✨ #SupportBlackMothers #MaternalMentalHealth #REVIVE323 #REVIVEHer #TheWeeklyPou

A lawsuit is making waves after a woman challenged a program specifically designed to reduce the higher mortality rates among Black mothers and infants. These initiatives exist because the data is real and the disparities are deadly. When equity efforts are attacked instead of supported, it exposes

Medical mistrust didn’t appear out of nowhere. In this clip, we talk about the history of the Black body in medicine — and how that history still shapes maternal health outcomes today. Trust has roots. So does mistrust. What does rebuilding trust in healthcare actually require? Follow