Alisha Liggett, M.D.
Stories
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Health
'Will I die?' Coverage of maternal deaths among Black women cause fear
Earlier this year, Black health care providers penned an open letter to Black birthing people acknowledging that America's racist past casts a long shadow over the pregnancy experience. They called out “Black birth trauma porn” as a major contributing factor to the heightened fear around birth.
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‘The day I was reduced to a Black birthing body.’ A doctor reflects on pregnancy
I never would have predicted that becoming a mother would make me a better doctor. Like most Black women I know, I vividly remember every painstaking detail of my pregnancy and birth experience.