African-American Pregnancy Problems... 17 U-M departments, centers to collaborate on 3-year research project to understand and improve racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes.
African American Teen Mothers... African American Teen Mothers have Greater Risk for Low Birth Weight and Premature Babies, according to a study by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Human Nutrition.
African-American Women Pregnancy Problems... Black women are three times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy, and twice as many black babies as white babies die in infancy. Yet researchers know little about why pregnancy and infant health differ by race.
African-American Women Pregnancy Problems... 17 U-M departments, centers to collaborate on 3-year research project to understand and improve racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes NIH funds.
Baby Names and Meanings Ultimate Search Tool ... Custom Baby Names and Meanings in minutes. Simply enter 17 search criteria into the Baby Names Optimizer and let it find Perfect Baby Names for you.
BabyNamesWorld.com ... "One of the largest collections of boy and girl baby names for pregnant women and pregnancy.
Black Chat... Increase in Under age sex&pregnancies - Black Womens Forum - Welcome to The Black Forum - The Blacknet Village - The Black Forum 2 - The Blacknet Village.
Black women With High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy ... Black women with pregnancy-induced high blood pressure have more homocysteine (an amino acid linked with atherosclerosis) and less folic acid in their blood than white women, according to a published study.
Celebrating Children... African American parenting articles, tips, books, gifts.
Devaluing the Black Family ... Commentary: An epidemic of fatherless households and out-of-wedlock births, combined with alarmingly high rates of abortion, have created a grave crisis for the black family in America.
Doulas of Color
... This is an interactive group to support women of color who work with expectant families.
Empowering Visions Family Birth Services... We offer prenatal, labor, and postpartum support to expectant families in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. Find out how doula support can improve your birth experience! Sliding scale fees according to income.
Exotic Mommies... A place for mothers of color to come and talk about life, love, children, among many other things.
Hypertension In Black Pregnant Women ... Preterm birth occurs in approximately 18 percent of live births to black mothers and is reported to be increasing in incidence. Black infants have a risk of mortality two times higher than white infants.
MahoganyBaby.com... Mahogany Baby’s goal is to support the 10 million–plus African-American online community, carving out a niche for and about the Black parenting experience.
Mama's Little Baby... The Black Woman's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby's First Year.
Maternal and Child Health Journal ... The Social Context of Pregnancy for African American Women: Implications for the Study and Prevention of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes.
MommyToo.com... Mishawn Purnell-O'Neal, the author of Breastfeeding Facts Over Fiction: Health Implications on the African-American Community, is a national advocate for increasing the percentage of breastfeeding among black mothers.
Mother Nature’s Belly, LLC... Mother Nature’s Belly is a boutique-style, maternity support services company located in Harlem, New York. Our mission is to provide women of color with knowledge based pregnancy related experiences and services focused on empowering women, positive childbirth outcomes and decreasing infant mortality rates within the African American community.
Pregnant African American Teens ... Poor nutrition among pregnant African American teens in Baltimore, Md. may be adversely affecting the bone development of their babies, according to the results of a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Human Nutrition.
Public Health Reports... Reducing pregnancies among black adolescents through educational and occupational awareness - 1992 Secretary's Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Smoking Pregnant ... Effects of smoking on Mothers and Babies in West Virginia.
Soul Oasis Prenatal Yoga and Doula Services ... Community Doulas committed to the service of minority women Offering: Prenatal and Postpartum Doula Services, Prenatal Yoga, Hypno-Birthing, Childbirth Education, Meditation
Instruction, Lactation Education, & Vegetarian Food Preparation.
TeKay Designs... Maternity clothing, African attire, bridal and formal apparel, clothing for weddings, business and casual wear.
The Book of AfricanNames... This site offers insight into the diversity of African names, their meanings and origins. A huge selection of names is offered for sale in the e-book Popular African Names.
