Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

Pittsburgh and Obama, a perfect match!


Finally, the election is coming to Pennsylvania. Obama speaks tomorrow in Pittsburgh. It's his first time speaking in this election cycle. I know that we're in for a treat.

Hopefully, he will prove that Governor Rendell was wrong when he said that Pennsylvania was too racist a state for Obama to win here. Let's all keep our fingers crossed!

Barack Obama at Soldiers and Sailors - Friday, March 28, 2008 : This is Pittsburgh

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