01/27/2026
Birth Trauma & Postpartum Mental Health in Bahia, Brazil reveals what happens after the baby arrives.
For many Black mothers, postpartum mental health isn’t shaped by biology alone—it’s shaped by work conditions, income insecurity, racial bias, legal gaps, and access to care. These systems turn motherhood into a high-risk transition instead of a protected one.
This video exposes how birth trauma and postpartum depression are created by systems—not personal failure—and why silence continues to harm Black families.
Because protecting the Black lifespan begins with protecting mothers.
Video DescriptionBirth is often treated as a single moment of care—but for many Black women, what happens during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum pe...