Vogue’s parties and shopping editor, Lilah Ramzi, demystifies spring gala season. Why do we need fancy parties to fundraise? And what in the world does she wear to all of these events?

Chloe and Chioma also talk to new mom and journalist Elaine Welteroth about her struggles to find an ObGyn that she felt safe with prior to her son’s birth last year, and the shocking statistics regarding Black maternal health. Also Times columnist and author Jessica Grose on the history of motherhood in America and how the system sets us up to fail.