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The Gap Between African Mothers and Daughters
"I Can't Go to Her When I Have a Problem" Zainab was sixteen and three weeks late. Terrified, she confided…
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Talking About Sex, Fertility, and Reproductive Health: Why it’s Still Taboo
"We Don't Talk About That in This House" Nineteen-year-old Tariro sat in a crowded clinic waiting room in Zimbabwe, too…
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Fibroids, Infertility, and the Culture of Silence
"Why Haven't You Given Him a Child Yet?" Ngozi had been married for four years. At every family gathering, someone…
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How to Communicate with your Partner when She’s Overwhelmed
"I Just Need You to Listen" David walked in from work, ready to unwind, when he found his wife, Ijeoma,…
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Supporting Breastfeeding without Pressure or Criticism
"Why Isn't She Latching Yet?" Breastfeeding is a unique bond between a newborn and him/her. It shouldn’t feel like pressure.…
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Night Duties, Feeding, and Real Partnership not “Helping”
"I've Got This," Said Every Night for Six Weeks At 2 a.m., the baby cries. Maya is already awake before…
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Career vs motherhood: pressure to “do it all”
4 A.M. Feeding, Then the 9 A.M. Meeting Damilola closes her laptop at 11 p.m., finally finishing the report she…
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Talking to your daughters about menstruation and sexual health
Talking to your daughters about menstruation and sexual health The Conversation That Changes Everything She was twelve when it happened…
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Single Motherhood in African Communities: Challenges and Resilience
The Strength Behind Her Silence: Single Motherhood in African Communities She wakes before dawn. Before the children stir, before the…
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Passing down Culture Intentionally vs Unconsciously
"Why Don't You Speak Yoruba Like Grandma?" Ten-year-old Tomi looked confused when her grandmother spoke to her in Yoruba during…