As Black expectant mothers try to navigate a medical system in which they have little confidence, Black doulas have become trusted members of their pregnancy teams.
In our DNA : Police violence, racism plague Black maternal health msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Police violence and racism in general can be insidious threats to a Black woman s reproductive health, damaging her own well-being and possibly even the DNA of her children, growing research shows.
Transgenerational trauma – defined as trauma that passes through generations – has long been documented in descendants of enslaved people, refugees and Holocaust survivors.
In the case of Black women who have witnessed the countless deaths and injuries of Black people at the hands of police, or been hurt themselves, their children may be unintentional genetic recipients of their wounds, both psychological and physiological. And in some cases, it s making them think twice about having children.
Published February 18, 2021 •
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Well, it s always a good time to diversify your family s library, but with so many amazing books out there, where do you even begin? Boston Moms put out a list for how to raise inclusive kids so we asked the site’s Dashanna Hanlon about her picks.
She says, “We picked about a list of 10 and
we just figured that what this is a great time to offer families an opportunity to look at their shelves and say, ‘Hey, like, what kind of books do we not have? Who isn t represented on our shelves?’”