Pregnant While Black by Monique Rainford

Pregnant While Black by Monique Rainford

A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them.

Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America.Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in obstetrics and gynecology to offer a primer on Black pregnancies and how to better care for them. She shares the successes and testimonies of Black women who have struggled during pregnancy and childbirth, anchoring the stories of these women with carefully researched facts. Despite medical advances over the last twenty years, for Black women, the overwhelming dangers of carrying and delivering children remain and it only seems to be getting worse.

In Pregnant While Black, Rainford begins the work of "repairing the damage of the past" with an examination of the conditions that plague Black pregnancies. This important book carries the hopes and dreams of a generation looking to effect change, here and now.

Rainford, Monique: - Dr. Monique Rainford holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School and has received prestigious awards from both institutions recognizing her outstanding academic achievement and excellence in primary care medicine. She completed her residency at Georgetown University Medical Center. She specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology and has been in practice for almost twenty years. With additional training in psychology, she also promotes Lifestyle Medicine and counsels people on how to improve their health through their diet, exercise and relationships. She serves on the True Health Initiative Council of Directors. She has been a relationship columnist for the South Florida Times, and regularly blogs and has had numerous public speaking appearances discussing relationship and health and wellness issues. She has been published in Thought Catalog, Steven Aitchison - Change your Thoughts Change your Life and Kevin MD. She has appeared in the media on multiple occasions both internationally and nationally including CBS Baltimore, ABC 2 Baltimore and the Maggie Linton Show on Sirius XM. She also authored The Maternal Glow, an easy to read pregnancy guide. She is happily married to Chester Ryan Bourne and they are the proud parents of Zane and Kia. For more information about the author please visit www.moniquerainford.com.

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ISBN 13	9781506487618
ISBN 10	1506487610
Title	Pregnant While Black
Author	Monique Rainford
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	1517 Media
Year published	2023-04-11
Number of pages	245
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