Get Smarter with Blair Imani: The ‘Mama’s Den’ Episode You Need to Hear During Black Maternal Health Week
In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, Blair Imani is speaking on The Mama’s Den about the realities of reproductive justice.
Ashley Blaine Featherson Opens Up About Her IVF Journey
Ashley Blaine Featherson opens up about the challenges and triumphs she and husband Darroll faced on their path to parenthood on “The Mama’s Den” podcast.
What’s the Government Doing for Maternal Health? CMS Official Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Has the Answer
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure joins the conversation from Washington D.C., where she shares her wisdom and experience not only as a leader but also as a mother.
How Baby Dove’s Black Birth Equity Fund and Expecting Care Campaign Are Helping Black Mothers
Jazzmine Hall is among five inspiring mothers featured in Baby Dove’s Expecting Care campaign, a portrait series that highlights fund recipients who are in various stages of motherhood and pregnancy.
Khadeen Ellis Opens Up About Choosing Home Birth After “Traumatic” Hospital Birth Left Her Fighting for Her Life
Khadeen Ellis talks to Black Love about her decision to give birth at home after narrowly avoiding a blood transfusion delivering her first son at the hospital.
Elaine Welteroth Wants to Make Midwifery Available for Every Mom With the Creation of birthFund
Inspired by her own transformative home birth, Elaine Welteroth embarked on a mission to create lasting change within the maternal health landscape.
How Birth Photographer Carmen Bridgewater Captures the Beauty of the Birthing Experience
Photographer Carmen Bridgewater blends artistry, empowerment, and advocacy into her work, helping Black mothers feel valued and protected.
What is Black Maternal Health Week? How We’re Empowering Black Moms Everywhere
As we celebrate Black Maternal Health Week, let's not only acknowledge the challenges but also recognize the resilience, strength, and beauty of Black motherhood.
Black Midwife Kim Durdin Unpacks Black Maternal Health With “The Mama’s Den” Podcast
Join "The Mama's Den" podcast and midwife Kim Durdin for a talk about Black Maternal Health Week, their personal birthing experiences, systemic challenges, resources, and actionable steps Black mothers and their families can take.
How Halle Bailey and DDG Revealed Their Son Set an Important Personal Boundary
The couple went against the “norm” and shared their pregnancy when they wanted to and not when the Internet demanded it, and there’s a lot to learn from that, even if you’re not a public figure.
How I Released the Trauma of My First Pregnancy to be a Better Mother the Second Time Around
Even with a supportive husband and a successful career, my lack of stability when I was pregnant with my first child made me feel like I wasn’t worthy of carrying my second.
How to Navigate the Holidays While Pregnant: A Journey of Self-Care
As I embrace this incredible experience of motherhood while pregnant with my second child, I've found myself at a crossroads this holiday season.
The Black Maternal Health Issue You Haven’t Heard of: HELLP Syndrome
Kedisha Washington thought that her swollen feet were just a symptom of pregnancy, but what followed was a stroke, days in the ICU and being diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome.
Safe Spaces: Abortion Resources and Access Funds
There is still work to be done. Now is the time to join the fight. Abortion justice cannot wait.
Affirmations for Expecting Mamas When You Feel Anxious
Pregnancy isn’t always a happy experience; in fact, women are more at risk of depression while pregnant. Affirmations gave me hope at a time when I was hopeless. I do not know where I would be without them.
Fibroids Affect 80% of Black Women, Including This Doctor
In honor of Fibroid Awareness Month, we spoke with Dr. Soyini Hawkins. During our recent conversation, Dr. Hawkins provided a wealth of education coupled with inspiration and hope for the journey as a womb warrior herself, having dealt with fibroids.
Pregnancy Complications That Directly Impact Black Women
Black women bear the brunt of implicit bias in the medical system and need to learn conditions that may cost them their lives.
The Part of the Black Maternal Health Crisis No One Talks About: Loss
Black Love has compiled a thorough list of resources for families who have experienced neonatal and maternal loss during pregnancy or childbirth.
How Changing My Diet Improved My Fertility and My Life
In honor of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month, this writer shares how her diagnosis became her biggest blessing.
18 Black Fertility Doctors to Help You Explore Your Parenting Options
Black women often struggle to conceive, and these specialists are aware of this issue. Consider the doctors on this list and remember that you have options as you explore parenthood.
