Adoptive families, especially Black adoptive families, can face unique challenges that get left out of conversations about maternal health and parenting. Womanly Magazine spoke to five Black women who built their families through adoption, and got some advice for people considering or pursuing adoption.

Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Babies born this early often show physical signs of prematurity and can develop a range of medical complications.

Killing The Black Body: Race, Reproduction, And The Meaning Of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts is a powerful insight into the reproductive history of Black women in America.

Solana Cain captures Black Motherhood through portraits and statements in this photo essay. The portraits and statements from each mother recognizes, honors, and celebrates Black Motherhood.

Terri Fleming, Womanly Magazine Health Educator, discussed the intersections of race, class, and maternal health with Dr. Khiara M. Bridges, and explored the possibility of a way forward for health care providers and the Black women they serve.

Mama Tree Troi Lauren reflects on the full body glow of pregnancy in this photo essay by Linette Kielinski.

Prenatal care practices that give the parent and child a stronger likelihood of good health before, during, and after birth.

Womanly Magazine Health Educator Aarti Patel sat down with Donna Hylton to hear more about her personal experience as a mother while she was incarcerated, and how the lessons she learned in prison led her to activism.

At 35 weeks, I had my first elevated blood pressure in the office. It was only mildly elevated, in the pre-hypertensive range.

A pregnancy is considered high risk if there are conditions in place that threaten the health or life of either the pregnant parent or the fetus.