Thoughts

From my desk.

Essays, research, reflections, and questions from my work across maternal health, fatherhood, policy, and family systems.

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Opinion · Maternal Health · Policy · Community · Family systems

We Cannot Doula Our Way Out of a Broken System

Doulas are not a cure-all. Black mothers do not need another responsibility. We need healthcare institutions willing to change

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reflection · policy · community

Childcare is infrastructure.

When childcare is unaffordable or unavailable, families lose choices about work, school, health, and rest. That makes childcare a systems issue, not only a private family problem.

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research · fatherhood

Patrescence

Becoming a father is a developmental transition, not just a new title. Kyra is interested in what changes when fathers are supported through that transition.

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