How can you be pregnant without conception even occurring? Why do trimesters have such a hold on the public imagination when they mean nothing medically? What is time, anyway?
Pregnancy: where timelines are made up and the trimesters don’t matter
Tag: sociology
Goodbye, South Bend; hello, St. Louis!
I've got some news!
Introducing, me again, but Dr. this time!
Still a non-medical professional, but with a doctorate now.
Goodbye, 2022!
It's been an amazing year for my small business, and I'm so grateful for all your support! Here's a quick wrap-up.
Three presentations I’m excited to give this weekend
Here's where they'll be and what I'll be speaking on.
The Notre Dame Social Justice Award
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.
We need to talk about racism in healthcare for pregnant mothers
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
How to support moms after the COVID baby bust
I recently wrote for FemCatholic a bit about my dissertation and doula work and what I've heard the most from parents and those thinking about entering parenthood in the past year: "I don't know if I can do this." Do you want to support them? I have some ideas for how you can do that.… Continue reading How to support moms after the COVID baby bust
How I used the pandemic to strengthen my research: Notre Dame’s update on my dissertation
I was honored recently to be featured in the University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters newsletter. You can find the link in this post!
Abby the Sociologist Doula 