Taressa Penny battled through a high-risk pregnancy and learned to become the best advocate for her health. Penny said her pregnancy was scary because doctors considered her pregnancy high risk. Penny also knew black women die at a higher rate during or soon after giving birth.
Pregnant women of color are more likely to experience stress that can.impact the health of the mother and baby.
She decided to indulge in self care and exercise, but also worked with health care providers she says cared about her physical and mental health.
Dr. Tiffany Ruffin at University Health says postpartum depression is the number one complication of child birth.
“Irritability, not acting like myself, not feeling connected and anxiety,” Dr. Ruffin said. “So also the constant what if’s, the worries, the things that just keep me up at night.”
Pregnant women of color are more likely to experience stress that can impact the health of the mother and baby.
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