Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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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 ...
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A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: I had the Baby!

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  "Life happens when you are busy making other plans." --John Lennon



It has been said that life happens when you are busy making other plans. Apparently, that's when babies come too...


I had a very elaborate maternity leave plan that included me delivering on or after my due date. My baby was due on March 29th. Below is a photo of him. He came on March 15th. Somehow, someway, he failed to get my detailed maternity leave memo.


Go figure?!


There's a lot that I would like to share about my birth experience and what happened next. However,  I am still playing catch up. Delivering two weeks early threw my schedule for a loop. I'd tell you about it, but haven't got the time. Don't worry, soon I will.  Until then,  know that I am in a blissful,  sleep deprived haze...








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