African American doulas

Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa’s Unconventional Birth Plan: All-Natural, Water Birth For Their First Baby

I tend not to pay celebrity pregnancies any kind of mind. I mean, the stories always seem to whip up all kinds of innuendo, insult...

– Feb 11, 2013

A Different Labor Day: Improving Maternity Health For Black Moms and Babies

Labor Day holds a very special place in my heart for a very specific reason: I grew up in a household with parents who were...

– Sep 3, 2012

Birthing While Black: This African American Mom’s Experience Was Anything But VIP

There are a ton of things I’ll never forget about the first time I gave birth—showing up with a Donny Hathaway CD in one hand,...

– Jan 25, 2012
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