Publisher's Synopsis
I wrote this book because no mother should ever feel alone in motherhood. You have kids. They are always there asking questions, right? I don't want any mother to blame herself for this illness. In I wish somebody would've have told me, Jessica Jawspeaksdigital Walker, maternal mental health advocate and digital media SME lays out her creative program for black mothers and health care/community professionals who care for mothers in the black community. SOME OF the LESSONS IN I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD'VE TOLD ME: - Increases awareness of self-stigma and decreases fear of childbirth- Exposes the myths of postpartum depression in the black community - Improves patient-provider communication and cultivation of a relationship with H-e-a-r- Provides stress-reducing skills for black mothers I wish somebody would have told me ......"That I would have to advocate for myself as part of my birth plan. Also, that plans are just that, plans. They are not set in stone. Things happen, and you have to adapt." Mother of two, SeattleAccording to the National partnership for women and families https: //www.nationalpartnership.org/Black women in the United States experience unacceptably poor maternal health outcomes, including disproportionately high rates of death related to pregnancy or childbirth. Both societal and health system factors contribute to high rates of poor health outcomes and maternal mortality for Black women, who are more likely to experience barriers to obtaining quality care and often face racial Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women.discrimination throughout their lives.
