Black Maternal Health Week | Scrub Life Cares Each year during Black Maternal Health Week, we revisit the same urgent and very necessary conversation: why are Black women in the United States still more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes? The data is quite clear and sobering, that Black women are two to three times […]
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Birth has always belonged to women. Before hospitals, charts, visitation policies, and certification boards, birth had a special way of bringing women together in solidarity and support.
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Did you think menstrual discomfort only occurs during the bleeding phase? For some, this is true. For others, it can be another added layer of discomfort through the fertile phase of the cycle, otherwise known as ovulation. Now, this may come and go without a trace other than the fertile cervical fluid that is produced.
Understanding Ovulation Pain: What Every Girl and Woman Should Know Read More »
At Scrub Life Cares, our mission is rooted in health equity, cultural pride, and generational healing. As we honor World Breastfeeding Week, we’re lifting up a conversation that too often gets left behind: how we talk to young girls, especially Black and Brown girls, about breastfeeding—and how early exposure can shape a future of empowerment
Reclaiming Breastfeeding: Empowering Black and Brown Girls Early Read More »
I remember being in fourth grade, maybe 10 years old, sitting in a dimly lit classroom while one of our teachers fumbled through a video about “becoming a woman.” It wasn’t new information to me, I’d heard just enough from my mom to know that one day I’d be fertile and that was that. Between
You’ve probably heard that periods are supposed to hurt; the pain is normal because someone might have told you it is. Maybe someone told you to just pop an ibuprofen, use a heating pad, and power through. But what if your cramps feel like someone is stabbing you from the inside? What if you’re so
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Scrub Life Cares is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization dedicated to serving women and youths in underserved communities by promoting Health & Education.
