Diverse Experiences of Pregnancy & Labor

This fact sheet includes nine concrete strategies to remove the structural racism that worsens Black birthing people's mental health.

After a traumatic birth experience, ash luna struggled to find support as a nonbinary parent of a child with a disability. So they set out to create their own community. This effort transformed into the 4th Trimester Bodies Project.

The Boston Neighborhood Network discusses racial inequities in Black maternal health care, and what we can do about this public health crisis.

Photojournalist Karen Kasmauski documents the the work of Black midwives and doulas, who are making progress against staggering racial disparities in birthing outcomes.

Pediatrician Megan Pesch shares her personal experience with congenital CMV, a common viral infection that is rarely discussed, even though it can lead to serious consequences including birth defects and pregnancy loss.

Scholar, educator, and poet LeConté Dill collaborated with two doulas -- anthropologist Dána-Ain Davis and illustrator Cheyenne Varner to share this birth story about obstetric violence and medical racism.

In this video, Heather, a cisgender woman, and Mitch, a transgender man, share their story of starting a family.

A video about one couple’s experience having a premature baby.

The previous experience of infertility brings its own set of baggage to a pregnancy, including grief, anxiety, and fear.

Find groups and organizations fighting for the safety, dignity, and freedom of those who give birth.

There is a lack of federal oversight of prenatal screening tests. This article reveals the resulting problems and harms.

Midwife Dr. Rachel Reed explains the common occurence of nuchal cords, in which a baby is born with the umbilical cord around the neck.