FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression

The short-term oral medication is expected to help new parents struggling with depression after childbirth.

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Stop Telling Black Children These 5 Things

Dr. Isha Metzger shares how damaging common phrases can be and what you can say instead.

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5 Black Politicians Fighting for Reproductive Rights

Some of the most influential politicians in the pro-choice movement following Roe v. Wade being overturned have been Black women.

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Return-to-Work Programs Can Help Moms Restart Career Journeys

Returnship programs offer mothers who’ve been out of the workforce the skills and confidence to reenter it after being away for a while.

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Olympian Tori Bowie Died from Childbirth Complications, Autopsy Finds

The 32-year-old gold medalist was found at home after a well-being check in May, and she was approximately eight months pregnant.

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Largest Queer, Black Parent Community to Host Summit in Washington, D.C.

xHood will hold its sophomore conference in the nation’s capital to build off of last year’s Black Parent Pride Summit.

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‘Letters to Black Mamas’ Inspires Liberated Parenting on Mother’s Day

A Washington D.C. based nonprofit launched its second installment of its Mother’s Day campaign.

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Parents File Wrongful Death Suit Against Connecticut Town after Collapse of 5-Year-Old Son

Court documents allege teachers thought 5-year-old student Romeo D. Pierre Louis was “playing dead” on the playground where he collapsed.

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‘that’s my mom’: Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Announces Pregnancy on Social Media

There’s at least one aspect of motherhood that the 25-year-old Australian Open champ is looking forward to.

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