This story was produced as a larger project by Valeria Fernandez for the 2020 National Fellowship, which focuses on how indigenous, immigrant communities and people of color have been organizing before and during the pandemic in communities of care to find support and healing....
Women's and Maternal Health
As the Supreme Court considers a challenge to the landmark law, a new study reveals important benefits for low-income women.
Like many expectant mothers, Renee Schoolfield had worries and questions about her baby’s health. But her pregnancy was partly shadowed by her experiences in 2018, when she lost two children months apart shortly after they were born.
Pregnant women afflicted with COVID-19 face potentially terrifying ordeals, especially when the pregnancy is already high-risk.
“It's overwhelming,” one diaper bank director said. “We're trying to do the best we can.”
This week we’re at home with Alexius Hill, a Memphis-based young mother who chose to give birth at home despite her family and friends’ concerns about doing so. We discuss the stigma around home births and explore the radical work of full-spectrum doulas.
COVID-19 has underscored the disparities faced by immigrant communities in access to medical care and financial support in the state.
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.
Journalist Linda Villarosa shares her process behind those stunning New York Times Magazine cover stories.
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.