KNOW
Your journey begins before the birth
Pregnancy is often described as a beginning.
But becoming a mother isn't something that happens in a single moment.
It unfolds slowly through the changes in your body, the first appointment, the questions you begin to ask, the movements you feel, the choices you make, the people who surround you and, eventually, the moment you meet your baby.
For Black women, this journey can carry another layer.
Our experiences of pregnancy, birth and motherhood can be shaped by culture, identity, family, community and the way we are seen and heard within maternity care.
CherisHer is here to help you navigate your journey with information, understanding and space to make it your own.
Understanding your journey
There isn't one way to experience pregnancy, birth or becoming a mother.
What you need to know may change as your journey unfolds. Sometimes you'll want to understand what's happening in your body. Sometimes you'll have questions about your maternity care. At other times, you may simply want to understand your choices before making a decision.
KNOW is here to help you find your way through those moments with information you can understand and space to make it your own.
PREGNANCY
The beginning of becoming
Pregnancy is a time of change, discovery and preparation.
Alongside the physical changes, you begin navigating appointments, information, decisions and a new relationship with yourself and your baby.
You don't have to understand everything at once.
Explore the parts of pregnancy that matter to you right now.
→ Understanding your pregnancy
→ Your changing body
→ Your maternity care
→ Questions to ask
→ Understanding your choices
Discover CherisHer videos, conversations and audio that connect with this part of your journey.
Find practical guides, prompts and tools to support you along the way.
Your Voice in Maternity Care
Knowing isn't only about understanding information.
It's also about knowing that your questions matter, that you can ask for explanations and that you can be involved in decisions about your care.
For Black women, being heard and understood can be an important part of feeling respected within maternity care.
You don't need to know everything to have a voice in your care.
→ My maternity rights
→ Questions for my maternity team
→ Consent and decision-making
→ When I don't feel heard
→ Speaking up about my concerns
→ Advocating for myself
Watch & Listen
Hear conversations and perspectives that explore communication, advocacy and being heard within maternity care.
Resources
Find practical tools to help you prepare for appointments, ask questions and understand your care.
Your Culture. Your Identity. Your Care.
Your pregnancy doesn't happen separately from who you are.
Your culture, family, traditions, beliefs, language, experiences and the things that make you feel connected can all be part of your journey into motherhood.
CherisHer makes space for those things too.
Because being cared for means being seen as a whole woman.
→ Culture and pregnancy
→ Family and community
→ Traditions and birth
→ Faith, spirituality and personal beliefs
→ Being seen as a whole woman
→ Rooted in Black motherhood
Explore conversations, stories and cultural perspectives around Black womanhood, motherhood and the traditions that shape our experiences.
Resources
Discover resources that explore culture, identity, community and the wider journey into Black motherhood.
BIRTH
Preparing for What Comes Next
As birth gets closer, knowing what may happen can help you feel more prepared to participate in your care.
There may be different places to give birth, different ways labour can unfold and different options that may be discussed with you.
Understanding these possibilities doesn't mean deciding exactly how your birth will happen.
It means having the opportunity to think about what matters to you.
→ Understanding labour
→ Where I can give birth
→ Pain relief and coping
→ Induction and interventions
→ Communication, consent and choice
→ Preparing for changes to my plans
Explore CherisHer conversations, videos and sounds created around birth preparation.
Find birth preparation tools, questions, guides and resources to help you feel more prepared.
Knowing can give you space
You don't have to have all the answers.
You don't have to make every decision today.
You don't have to know exactly how your journey will unfold.
But having information can give you something to return to — a place to begin asking questions, understanding your choices and finding your voice.
Because knowing isn't about knowing everything.
It's about having the space to understand what matters to you.
→ Explore FEEL
→ Explore LISTEN
→ Explore RESOURCES
After Birth
Continuing the Journey
Birth isn't the end of the journey.
After your baby arrives, there is another chapter of becoming. One that can bring joy, adjustment, questions, recovery and moments when you need support for yourself as well as your baby.
Knowing what to expect, what to look out for and where to find support can help you feel less alone in this new chapter.
→ Your recovery
→ Changes after birth
→ Your emotional wellbeing
→ When something doesn't feel right
→ Looking after yourself
→ Finding yourself again
Explore CherisHer content that supports the transition into motherhood and the changes that can come after birth.
Find practical and reflective resources for this new chapter for you as well as your baby.
Explore beyond the information
Knowing is only one part of the journey.
Sometimes you need to understand something.
Sometimes you need to hear another perspective.
Sometimes you need reassurance, a moment of calm or something practical to help you along the way.
Throughout KNOW, you'll find connections to CherisHer conversations, videos, sounds and resources that relate to what you're exploring.
Follow the journey at your own pace.
When you need something different, move into FEEL, LISTEN or RESOURCES.
