Posts Tagged ‘Maternal-Health’

Models like TeamBirth empower birthing people and make sure their voice is heard. But they’re only as effective as the trust and relationship between patients and their care team. PJ’s story emphasizes how strong, positive relationships between patients and providers can be as comforting and supportive as high-quality care. The Adventure Begins During her annual…

Ta’laija Fulton is many things. She’s a 22-year-old Topeka native, the oldest of two sisters and one brother, a professional in-home caregiver, and an exceptionally perceptive young woman. And, at the time of writing, she’s a pregnant mom confidently and gracefully moving through her journey to motherhood for the first time. It’s not uncommon for…

It can be easy to look up symptoms you’re having online and move about your day. It can be easy to feel something come on and just push through your day because life is busy. It can be easy to talk yourself out of how you feel in fear it’s really ‘nothing that bad.‘ It…

Pregnancy runs the gamut of emotions. It can be an overwhelming, joyous, scary experience for many women. In every case, it’s life-changing. For 20-year-old Rayana Johnson, it was all of the above. On November 13, 2023, 60 minutes after clocking in for her shift at a Topeka home improvement store, Rayana was fighting for her…