This conversation explores pregnancy and infant loss, traumatic birth experiences, postpartum grief, and the emotional weight Black women may carry before, during, and after pregnancy. Together, we will examine how grief can shape identity, relationships, and mental health, including the grief that can exist alongside the joy of welcoming a healthy baby.

The discussion will also consider the losses that often go unnamed, the ways medical settings can support or deepen harm, what families may misunderstand about grief, and what meaningful care from providers, loved ones, and communities can truly look like.

Meet Our Facilitator:

Lucinda Canty, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN & Founder of Lucinda’s House

Dr. Lucinda Canty is a nurse-midwife, researcher, educator, historian, reproductive health justice advocate, artist, poet, and mother with more than 30 years of experience in reproductive and maternal healthcare. Her work centers the lived experiences of Black women and advances compassionate, culturally responsive care through clinical practice, research, education, advocacy, storytelling, and community engagement.