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If you want to invite your priest to gain knowledge about or skills in supporting families through and after miscarriage, here are three ways you can invite him to learn more about pregnancy loss.
Here are the details on my next Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss training: it's designed especially for Catholics and open to all, and it's happening in South Bend, IN.
This year, the University of Notre Dame awarded me the Social Justice Award for my scholarship and community work on mothers, especially bereaved mothers. I'm really, really excited about it.
Did you know that research indicates that there are important benefits for nonprofits who offer paid maternity leave to employees?
Did you know that research indicates that paid maternity leave is really good for women's and newborns' health?
It's not something most of us think about, but it can be a really important thing to know.
Did you know that, in the United States: Black embryos and fetuses are up to twice as likely to be lost to miscarriage as white embryos?Black fetuses are more than twice as likely to be lost to stillbirth as white fetuses?Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related condition than white women? Read more of my latest… Continue reading We need to talk about racism in healthcare for pregnant mothers
As you probably know if you've followed this blog for a while or if you've met me in real life, my Catholic faith informs a lot of my understanding of birth and death. So, as a Christmas special, I want to share with you a piece I wrote earlier this year about Mary's birth story and Jesus' delivery.
In this month often associated with honoring the dead, you might see a lot of flowers. Here are five ways flowers are associated with honoring the dead.
What do bats have to do with a 19th century French doctor who thought his patient was attractive? They both use AUSCULTATION.
Abby the Sociologist Doula 