Legendary Rapper Da Brat Gives Birth To First Child
49-year-old rapper Da Brat is over the moon following the birth of her son, True Legend Harris-Dupart as she told People magazine a few days...
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Meet the Black Doula Who Is Saving Lives and Bringing Joy to Birth
For more than 20 years now, Shafia M. Monroe, the founder of SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training, has been training and certifying doulas to...
Black Mothers in the US Speak of Challenges and Resilience During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) April data shows that Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die of...
New Mom Incapable of Mothering Her Son For Three Years Due to Severe Stroke Days After Giving Birth
This mother's advice to other women with preeclampsia is to take it seriously....
Texas Surgeons Perform ‘Historic Separation’ of Conjoined Twin Sisters
This family is celebrating a historic separation....
Black Moms Have More Access to Doulas Thanks to $500K Partnership with Baby Dove
This advocate wants Black mothers to know that she sees you and she hears you....
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Welcome Baby Boy
It's a boy! Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome their first child....
Documentary Examines Systemic Racism and Identifies Solutions to Address Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S.
Catch an excerpt from "Birthing Justice" as part of Black Maternal Health Week Thursday, Apr. 14 at 2 p.m. ET. The documentary will be screened by the...
A Black, Male Doula Steps Up to Advocate for Women During Childbirth
Men can be doulas, too. Dustin Young became a doula to support women through the birthing process....
A Malian Woman Gave Birth to Nine Babies After Expecting Seven
Halima Cisse, 25, of Mali gave birth to nonuplets after expecting seven. Scans did not detect the additional two babies....