These Black Moms Gave Birth Early. They Don't Want Their Experiences To Be Normal
At StoryCorps, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers talk about the prevalence of premature births among Black mothers. "Why aren't these normal conversations?" Beavers asked.
by Annie Russell
Jul 02, 2021
2 minutes
Like many Black women, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers delivered their babies earlier than they'd hoped.
The two friends came to StoryCorps in 2019 to speak about the challenges they each faced during pregnancy.
Beavers, then 35, brought along her five-week-old daughter, Destiny Johnson.
When Beavers was about to deliver Johnson, what should have been a celebratory moment stoked worry in her friend.
"I remember when
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