#86 The Momference Minis: Jummy Olabanji on Black Maternal Health & Telling the Doctor “Nope”

About this episode

Lauren Berty interviews Jummy Olabanji about Black maternal health and the importance of self-advocacy in healthcare.

This spring, That Twin Mama took her mic to The Momference® — the premier, three-day gathering for Black and Brown millennial moms, powered by District Motherhued®. In a weekend built to nourish, uplift, and celebrate #BlackMomMagic, Lauren sat down with powerhouse moms, thought leaders, and healers to bring you these bite-sized, heart-full episodes straight from the DC mom squad that’s rewriting what community care looks like. In this mini episode, Lauren chats with award-winning journalist Jummy Olabanji — co-anchor of News4 Today, advocate for Black maternal health, and new mom — about pregnancy in her late thirties, the reality of fertility treatments, and the importance of listening to Black women when they say something feels off. They unpack what it means to advocate for your own body, why “pain is not normal,” and how we can hold each other up as a community so we don’t just survive, but thrive. In this episode you’ll hear: -Jummy’s honest take on pregnancy at almost 40 (and the “geriatric” label 🙄) -Why Black women need to push back when their pain is dismissed -How community, conversation, and self-advocacy can literally save lives -The one piece of advice she never…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Berty

Guest: Jummy Olabanji

Topics covered

• Black maternal health
• self-advocacy
• community care
• pregnancy
• pain management
• millennial moms

Keywords

• Black maternal health
• self-advocacy
• pregnancy
• community care
• pain management
• fertility treatments
• millennial moms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: District Motherhued, News4 Today, Edward R. Murrow Awards

Places: Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia

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