Black Birth Joy

For generations, Black women have faced disproportionate risks and negative outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth. While systemic change is essential, one powerful tool in transforming this reality is positive Black representation—in media, in birth spaces, and in the stories we tell about childbirth. Here’s why it matters. 1. It Challenges Harmful Stereotypes In some healthcare […]

D’Cheya @thelifeof.chey mama #5 texted me on Thursday, May 22, at 9:47 am, letting me know that she was leaking fluids and was 1-2 centimeters dilated, but no contractions, and that @birthdetroit was bringing her in to try getting contractions going! She’d just had her 39-week prenatal appointment with them a day before, around 10

Mama # 4 Briana texted me at 5:15 pm on Saturday, May 16, to let me know that she’d been having contractions since earlier that morning and that they were getting more intense but still bearable. This is Briana’s 4th pregnancy, and her goal was to have a VBA2C! (Vaginal birth after 2 Cesareans) She

Briana, AKA mama #2, texted me at 7:39 AM on 4/7/25 to alert me that her water broke around 6a and that she was laboring at home because contractions were mild and far apart. This would be my first time supporting a client as their birth doula in addition to providing birth photography! I checked

Kyla AKA Mama # 3, texted me right before 9 am on April 7th to warn me not to be alarmed, but she had been checked into the hospital, and was 2CM! I was really alarmed, because Mama #2 had texted me not even an hour before to let me know that her waters broke!

The Birth of Baby Emeris. I received a text from @heart_and_soul_midwifery around 11:30 a.m. on March 30th, letting me know that Sha’Vonna, Mama # 1, was in labor! We both arrived at Dejuan’s mother’s home slightly after noon on March 30th, finding her breathing through some pretty intense contractions. Earlier that morning, around 3 am,