Rooted in Compassion- Substance Use, Pregnancy, and Healing

Our nonprofit offers culturally attuned, culturally responsive information about women's and infant health. We champion the growth of a vibrant, virtual community where people learn directly from clinicians and advocates with shared lived experiences like their own.Our health and wellbeing experts educate and support interventions that help mitigate the factors contributing to inequities in reproductive and child health for Black communities.

Birthing the Magic Collaborative

Black women deserve care, not blame. Join us for a real talk on substance use, pregnancy &amp; support—led by Dr. Yamicia Connor.

Black women are too often blamed—rarely heard, and even more rarely helped—when substance use intersects with pregnancy.This conversation isn’t just for birthing people. It’s for anyone who cares: doulas, nurses, OBs, mental health professionals, aunties, advocates.Led by Dr. Yamicia Connor of <a href="https://www.diosara.com/" title="https://www.diosara.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Diosa Ara</a>, this session creates a culturally grounded space to speak the truth about substance use during pregnancy and postpartum—without shame.We’re holding space for learning, not judgment.We’ll unpack the emotional, medical, and systemic layers of drug exposure—what’s misunderstood, what’s criminalized, and what’s rarely named out loud.This is a conversation rooted in clarity, compassion, and radical support—for the full experience of Black motherhood.

<h4>Yamicia Connor, MD, PhD</h4> Passionate OB-GYN physician-scientist with a diverse background in medicine, science, engineering, entrepreneurship, and public health, and is committed to using innovation to improve women's lives and reduce health inequities. She founded Diosa Ara as a response to the medical racism and substandard care many women experience, and she continues to advocate for rigorous scientific principles to advance health equity. As a Black mother of three, she knows firsthand about the stresses that women face and is a vocal advocate for applying rigorous scientific principles to advancing health equity. Dr. Connor received SB degrees in Biology and Chemical/Biological Engineering and a minor in Biomedical Engineering from MIT in 2007. She received an MD from Harvard Medical School in 2016 and a PhD from MIT in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics in 2013. She completed her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2020. In 2021, she completed a Mongan Commonwealth Minority Health Policy Fellowship and obtained an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. <a href="https://www.yamiciaconnor.com/" title="https://www.yamiciaconnor.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visit Dr. Connor's site HERE</a>

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