Mama Glow

"'How many weeks pregnant are you?' Maya asked Leslie on a catch-up call. Leslie excitedly shared all the details and when she finished Maya said 'I’m pregnant too!' Two college friends, now moms-to-be, are navigating pregnancy on opposite sides of the world and sharing their unique yet similar experiences with all things pregnancy from prenatal care, to cravings, to the impacts of COVID." #mamaglow #doulas #midwives #pregnancy #pregnancyjourney #maternalhealth #travel #covid19 #coronavirus #community #birth #childbirth https://mamaglow.com/pregnancy-birth-moms-story-covid-19/

For the month of November, we honored Prematurity Awareness and uplifted families impacted by the global prematurity crisis. Today, prematurity rates continue to climb in the US, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only further exposed the ever-present health equity gap that fuels crises in maternal and infant health. We spoke to Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes, about what global and national prematurity says about the future of maternal and infant health, w...hat present-day statistics say about inequity without the healthcare system, and how we can all push the movement forward together. #mamaglow #doulas #maternalhealth #blackmaternalhealth #prematurityawareness #birth #midwives #covid19 #coronavirus #blacklivesmatter #prematurityawarenessmonth #childbirth #babies #infanthealth #pregnancy https://mamaglow.com/prematurity-awareness-month-a-convers/

"When I was 7 years old, my mother took my younger brother and I to be gene tested. Fortunately, my brother’s results were negative; but mine came back positive. My mother never 'sugar coated' anything, especially when it came to important things like our family health history. She sat me down after receiving the results and explained (in terms a child could understand) what carrying this mutation might mean for me. "As I got older, that conversation evolved, but my mother re...mained adamant that I be aware of its implications in my life. Sadly, those discussions between us ended shortly after my 16th birthday when I lost my mother to metastatic breast cancer a disease which had also claimed the lives of my grandmother and great aunt before her." Read breast cancer previvor and mama-to-be Allyn Rose's beautiful reflection on her pregnancy journey and search for community. #mamaglow #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #ivf #maternalhealth #pregnancy #pregnant #allynrose #doulas #midwives https://mamaglow.com/allyn-rose-pregnancy-pregnant-ivf-pre/

For many of us, sex was a taboo and largely under-discussed topic growing up. To learn, heal and grow together, we Mama Glow assembled a panel of game-changing professionals in the sex and intimacy space for our Mama Glow Webinar series for National Sexual Health Month. The illuminating and pleasure-forward conversation, DEMYSTIFYING SEX & INTIMACY FOR MILLENNIALS, presented by Foria, included The Village Auntie (Angelica Lindsey Ali), Kiana Reeves, Cindy Luquin, and Wedne...sday Martin, Ph.D., and was moderated by Mama Glow doula, Djali Brown-Cepeda. Click the link below for some of what we learned on that illuminating night, and be sure to register for our upcoming webinars on mamaglow.com/gatherings! #mamaglow #doulas #midwives #sex #intimacy #foria #sexualhealth #sexualhealthawareness #reproductivehealth https://mamaglow.com/5-sex-intimacy-myths-that-you-should-/

To say this year has been tumultuous and ever-changing is an understatement. From this year’s U.S. Presidential Election to developing safe protocols for leaving the house and interacting with others to working and learning from home, 2020 has been a new and emotional experience for everyone. Our children, of course, have felt this too. To parents looking to help their children navigate their feelings during this uncertain time, read on for a few tips and activities that can ...help kids unlock those emotions and develop a greater understanding of their world view. #mamaglow #parenting #2020 #covid19 #election #coronavirus #children #parentingtips #doulas #midwives #kids https://mamaglow.com/helping-your-kids-process-their-emoti/