Marilyn and Yvonne are two parents determined to grow their families. When pregnancy loss disrupts their plans, they turn to their faith. Please note, this episode contains graphic details about miscarriage and stillbirth.
In this episode we mention: Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Sleeping Babies, and Black Millennial Marriage Podcast. For resources for coping with pregnancy loss, visit the Mayo Clinic, CDC, and NATAL Resource Hub. For support following a loss, visit Still Birth Day and Sisters in Loss.
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We head home for a final good-bye to hear how Anasia, Ciara, Erick, Shayla and more are building new legacies exactly where they are.
Featured guests: Crystal Starr Flowers, Katy Kozhamminil, PhD, DaLyah Jones and Tanya Smith-Johnson
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Alabama Birth Collective founding member, Nadia Gramby, on the sisterhood of birthwork.
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The parents adjust to life postpartum and the powerful transformations they've undergone.
Guest featured this episode: Crystal Starr Flowers
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The babies are coming.
For more on birth plans, listen to our NPR Life Kit episode.
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From the physical to the emotional, all four parents navigate the highs and lows of pregnancy – and for some, even during a pandemic.
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Alabama Birth Collective founder Jasmine Merritt on answering the call to serve.
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Ciara explores the multitude of care options after learning she's pregnant.
Guests featured this episode: Oriaku Njoku, Quita Tinsley Peterson, and Tanya Smith-Johnson
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Taking matters into her own hands, Anasia charts new pathways to parenthood uniquely her own.
Featured guest: Dr. Tonya Hawkins Hunter
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Fannie Lou Hamer, Southern freedom fighter and one of the oldest Black-founded towns in the country spark The Browns' most transformational decision yet.
Featured guests: Katy Kozhamminil, PhD and Arrianna Planey, PhD.
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The moments that (re)introduced Shayla, Erick and Anasia to their bodies.
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