In today’s episode, Dr. Jill and Sinora are joined by Mrs. Tracy Dominguez (Demi’s mother), Xavier DeLeon (Demi’s fiance), & Mrs. Monique Himes (Xavier’s mother) as they share their maternal mortality story in pursuit of justice for Demi & baby Malakh. Tracy is joined by fiance and father Xavier, as well as his mother Monique as they share the emotional events leading up to the loss of Demi and baby Malakh.

Tracy Dominguez pursues wanting to make a change for maternal mortality and the medical care for pregnant women in the United States. Tracy is the co-founder/advocate of “Justice for Demi & baby Malakhi”, named after her daughter Demi, and grandson, Malakhi, who both passed away due to medical negligence and with this, Tracy is bringing awareness to maternal mortality and racial-equality for pregnant women-of-color, advocating that their voices be heard.

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Wine down with us in this episode where Jill and Sinora share their birth story of C-section delivery.

Be warned before pressing play: this is not your typical boring podcast episode!  Listening to this episode requires you to be in a bubble bath, a wine of your choosing and be ready to laugh with us as Dr. Jill and Sinora recounts the story of the birth of their children and how painful, agonizing, traumatic and all so worth it it all was.

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A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women.

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In this third and final episode in our three-part series on Pregnancy & Maternal Loss, Shawnee Renee Benton-Gibson, the mother of the late Shamony Makeba Gibson (who died from a pulmonary embolism two weeks after giving birth to her second child) discusses how she authentically and unapologetically advocates for quality, antiracist maternal healthcare, because Black wombs matter.

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In this second part of our interview Dr. Shawnee we discussed reproductive trauma, postpartum depression and psychosis. Dr. Shawnee Renee Benton-Gibson is  the mother of the late Shamony Makeba Gibson, who died from a pulmonary embolism two weeks after giving birth to her second child. In this and previous episode she shares how she unapologetically advocates for quality, antiracist maternal healthcare.

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As we finish up part two of our three part pregnancy and maternal loss series, Omari Maynard continues to share his experience with losing his partner after the birth of their second child, and Dr. Angela Clack provides a psychological perspective on maternal loss.

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The second episode in our three-part series on Pregnancy & Maternal Loss features an interview with a young man, Omari Maynard, who lost his partner (Shamony Makeba Gibson) due to maternal loss two weeks after giving birth to their second child.

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This is the last episode of the 3 part series with Jason Whiley who generously shared with us his and his wife’s infertility story and his perspective on various topics. This is a series that you shouldn’t miss as there are so many golden nuggets in every minute.

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About The Show:

A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families, and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women.

Read more about the hosts and their birth stories in Our Stories page.

About Jason Wiley:

With over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Jason has been responsible for creating, developing, and executing a variety of marketing programs. Working with numerous successful artists, entertainers and cultural icons has challenged Jason to create a variety of multi-level marketing strategies that focused on the greatest exposure and financial return for both the artist and the company. Strategies for each artist had to be different and unique in order to cut through the competition and successfully reach a paying consumer that in today’s world is less inclined to spend money on music. It was only through proper analysis, planning, budgeting and strategizing that Jason was able to meet our financial goals and successfully launch artist careers, albums, and brands on a domestic and international level.

Marketing multi-dimensional artists whose daily activity have an influence on their brand has driven Jason to not only be able to create long term plans, but also able to revise marketing efforts quickly and effectively.

Through the years, Jason has been responsible for forecasting budgets, budget analysis, business development, media planning, ad creation, strategic planning, project management, team management and building while overseeing implementation of all marketing efforts.

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Welcome to Part 2 of 3 part series with Jason Wiley. This episode was supposedly a pre-production meet-up that was made in the stars to be a gift of an episode that it is today.

Continue on listening and learn about the difference between fostering and adopting a child, how Jason dealt with the grief of loss every step of the way.

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About The Show:

A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families, and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women.

Read more about the hosts and their birth stories in Our Stories page.

About Jason Wiley:

With over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Jason has been responsible for creating, developing, and executing a variety of marketing programs. Working with numerous successful artists, entertainers and cultural icons has challenged Jason to create a variety of multi-level marketing strategies that focused on the greatest exposure and financial return for both the artist and the company. Strategies for each artist had to be different and unique in order to cut through the competition and successfully reach a paying consumer that in today’s world is less inclined to spend money on music. It was only through proper analysis, planning, budgeting and strategizing that Jason was able to meet our financial goals and successfully launch artist careers, albums, and brands on a domestic and international level.

Marketing multi-dimensional artists whose daily activity have an influence on their brand has driven Jason to not only be able to create long term plans, but also able to revise marketing efforts quickly and effectively.

Through the years, Jason has been responsible for forecasting budgets, budget analysis, business development, media planning, ad creation, strategic planning, project management, team management and building while overseeing implementation of all marketing efforts.

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Hold on to your seats as we dive into Part 1 of 3 parts episode of Jason and his wife’s fertility journey. We get a fresh take on the fertility lens as Jason shares from the male partner’s perspective.

In this episode, we learn about Jason’s challenges, the different avenues they took, and eventually taking the process of adopting their first daughter.

Lean back, relax, and grab your favorite drink as this episode talks about heavy topics in an easy-going and very chill way in the way our guest shared his story. Enjoy!

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About The Show:

A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families, and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women.

Read more about the hosts and their birth stories in Our Stories page.

About Jason Wiley:

With over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Jason has been responsible for creating, developing, and executing a variety of marketing programs. Working with numerous successful artists, entertainers and cultural icons has challenged Jason to create a variety of multi-level marketing strategies that focused on the greatest exposure and financial return for both the artist and the company. Strategies for each artist had to be different and unique in order to cut through the competition and successfully reach a paying consumer that in today’s world is less inclined to spend money on music. It was only through proper analysis, planning, budgeting and strategizing that Jason was able to meet our financial goals and successfully launch artist careers, albums, and brands on a domestic and international level.

Marketing multi-dimensional artists whose daily activity have an influence on their brand has driven Jason to not only be able to create long term plans, but also able to revise marketing efforts quickly and effectively.

Through the years, Jason has been responsible for forecasting budgets, budget analysis, business development, media planning, ad creation, strategic planning, project management, team management and building while overseeing implementation of all marketing efforts.

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Fair warning! This episode will make you cry, laugh, and feel all the feelings. Join us as Dr. Jill’s good friend, Elisha shared the story of her motherhood and how she adopted her sister’s daughter along with the gifts, opportunities, and challenges that came with it.

Parental issues, breaking generational curses and individual healing for the collective healing is the heart of this episode.

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About The Show:

A Tribe Called Fertility is a platform to share conversations about maternal health, black families, and their experiences around fertility. Our mission is to provide support and possible solutions to decrease birth disparities for black babies and maternal mortality outcomes for black women.

Read more about the hosts and their birth stories in Our Stories page.

About Elisha Stevenson:

Elisha has worked in education for over fifteen years. The majority of her career has been spent in the K-12 sector and she has recently transitioned to a role in higher education. In her roles, she has always been a staunch advocate for the underserved and minority groups.

She is currently a grants project manager for Rowan School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from her coveted HBCU, Delaware State University, and her Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Arcadia University.  She is happily married to the love of her life, DeShawn and they celebrated ten years of marriage in 2020. Together they have an amazing quartet of children. In 2018, Elisha took a leap of faith and started her own business. Through Perfectly Placed, she provides the cleaning and organizational services to families and businesses in the tri-state area.

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