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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Tips from a Working Mom: Always Think About What You Need

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A banana for a baby

Buddha provides...

Working moms should always be thinking about what they need. Because sometimes like Mr. Miyagi pointed out un the Karate Kid, Buddha provides...

My meeting planner provided breakfast for my baby



I attended a meeting yesterday.  It was great.  I gave a presentation, met new people and had a really good lunch. As I was leaving they placed out some snacks for the attendees. I noticed a bowl full of bananas. I remembered that we were out of bananas at home and that the baby loves having bananas for breakfast. I also had no plans of going to the grocery store last night.  So...the banana and I left the meeting and the baby got his breakfast.

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