Episode 14: Beyond Baby Birth

Episode 14: Beyond Baby Birth Postpartum health is just as important (if not more important) as prenatal health for new and expectant mothers, especially for Black women. If you listened to our 3rd episode, entitled, The Black Maternal Birthing Experience, with our guest, Jen Sarduy, we discussed many factors contributing to the disparities of healthcare among black women during pregnancy. This serves as the second part from our Black Maternal Health episode. According to Psychology Today, black mothers endure twice the risk of depression, and anxiety compared to our white counterparts, that often go untreated. Today, we will discuss postpartum care--the emotional well being and womb care for a stable, healthy fourth trimester!   Guest Momologist Bio: Sister Freya Mórani is the Founder and CEO of RootMama. She is a certified doula, trained breastfeeding educator, childbirth educator and wellness coach. Sis. Freya provides intuitive and professional support to women, infants and families during preconception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She has a lineage of home birthing and midwifery reaching back to her maternal grandmother and great grandmothers. Freya became interested in becoming a doula after watching Shafia Monroe's presentation on the Legacy of the Black Midwife in 2011. She coupled her knowledge of healing the womb, inspired by Queen Afua, with her professional doula training to create the wellness company RootMama.   Root Mama: Web: http://www.rootmama.org FB: http://www.facebook.com/RootMama Twitter: http://twitter.com/root_mama Instagram: http://instagram.com/RootMama     References: Retrieved from: http://blackbreastfeedingweek.org/why-we-need-black-breastfeeding-week/   Box, M., & Clark, D. (2018 May 25). Postpartum Care in African American Women. [Blog post].     Retrieved from: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/04/how-to-cite-a-blog-post-in-apa-style.html   Malone, G.  (2016 May 16) Black Women and Postpartum Depression. Psychology Today. Retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-s-mental-health-matters/201605/black-women-and-postpartum-depression   Yoder, H. & Handy, L.R. (2018 January 23) Midwifery and Antenatal Care for Black Women: A Narrative Review. SAGE Open. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2158244017752220   SxSW Panel Picker: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/81148 Please vote for Mahogany Momology to join SxSW speakers in March. We are looking to present on the reality that black moms change in a variety of ways throughout the day. You do need to create an account in order to vote. SXSW Voting began on August 6, 2018 and continues through August 30. We thank our listeners for voting and your unwavering support.   Continue the Discussion, Download, Subscribe, Rate, Like, Follow Us, and Share on: Twitter: @MMomology Insta: @mahoganymomology FB: @MahoganyMomology Email Us: [email protected]   Recording Studio: Greenville Ave Recording Studio Website: http://www.greenvilleaverecordingstudio.com/