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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 ...

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Save the date for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Annual Summer Reading Extravaganza!

Wordless Wednesday: A Dessert for those who lack time

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Memorial Day Weekend

A Peek Into The Life of a Working Mom: Five Reasons I Work As Explained to My Daughter

Wordless Wednesday (the beach)

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Comments about "What Black Moms Know"

Wordless Wednesday (Spring Time)

Working Mom Comments: John Oliver Realizes that it's Hard to be a Working Mom in America

My Second Birth Taught Me The Depths of My Love #MothersDay

My greatest honor is being called "Mom" #MothersDay

Working Mom Tip: Mothers Day Specials

How Working Moms Can Have it All!