SCD occurs among about 1 out of every 365 African American births and about 1 in 13 African American babies are born with the sickle cell trait.
Adoption helps many childless couples fulfill their parental ambitions and gives many abandoned children the opportunity to be raised in stable, supportive, and financially secure homes.
Black disabled mothers are all too often erased from motherhood. Worse, their parental rights and…
Overall pregnancy related mortality in the United States occurs at an average rate of 17.2 deaths per 100,000 live births. However, that number jumps to 43.5/100,000 for Black women…
The human body is truly amazing. A lot will happen to your body throughout pregnancy. Over the stretch of 40 weeks, your heart pumps harder. Your Breasts also get bigger, and your organs are squashed as your body makes room to carry your baby. This means more than just a baby bump; your entire anatomy has to make room.
Whether your baby comes home from the hospital right away, arrives later (perhaps after a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit), or comes through an adoption agency, the homecoming of your little one is a major event you’ve probably often imagined. A little planning up front can help smooth the transition and calm the nerves of anxious parents.
Pregnancy is an exciting time of big life changes, new experiences, and the glow of new life. It’s also a time when your body goes through lots of transformations. Don’t be alarmed. Your body is preparing to carry your baby and its important to have an idea of what to expect.
New moms always think “I don’t have time for self-care” but it comes easier as you include small acts of self-love into your everyday routine. Getting a little personal TLC doesn’t make you a bad mom, okay?
What? How could this happen?! Are some of the familiar exclamations from women when they…
What’s an Episiotomy? An episiotomy is a surgical incision made in the perineum — the…
Same-sex couples are raising more adopted children than heterosexual couples, in the United States. Studies…
Pregnancy does all kinds of things to a woman’s body, and some of them —…