What to Expect and How to Recover from your C Section Quickly

Over thirty percent of women in the United States have cesarean birth yet moms get very little education or support on how to recover.

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The Black Maternal Mortality Rate Crisis and the Organizations Championing Change

We’re celebrating Black Maternal Health Week (April 11 - 17, 2022). According to the CDC, black mothers in the U.S. die at three to four times the rate of white mothers. And the pandemic didn’t help.

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Can Men Be Affected by Postpartum Depression

After birth is a time for celebration. It can, however, be a dark time too. A time when mothers need more support than ever. Mothers need to go into this time period with the knowledge that postpartum depression can occur in both the Mom and her partner.

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What does Postpartum Depression feel like?

Sometimes, it’s hard to tell the difference between the “baby blues” and full on post-partum depression. For new moms, daily life can feel like a blur, and the world seems to be turned upside down. So how can we tell what’s normal, and what’s serious?

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Giving Birth over the Holidays? Here's what your postpartum support should look like

If you’re giving birth over the holidays. Let’s take a look at some of the TOP categories of people you’ll need and want in your life and as part of your care team after you’ve had a baby:

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Recovery Tips after your C Section; What to Expect

Over thirty percent of women in the United States have cesarean birth yet moms get very little education or support on how to recover.

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How to Prepare for your C Section

30% of women have a c section, whether planned, emergency or unplanned you should have an idea of how to prepare and what to expect - just in case!

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8 postpartum essentials you need after birth

In anticipation of the arrival of your new addition, the emphasis is almost always on preparing items for the baby, creating the perfect aesthetic for the nursery, and making exciting social media announcements along the way.

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What your Postpartum Care team Should Look Like

If we sit down and think about it, we can break down the people in our lives into certain categories. And each person in each category plays a certain role in our life. Often these roles are different, but complementary.

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