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Black Women’s Health Podcast

Recent Episodes

April 18, 2025

Want a Healthy Baby ? Start here.

Black Maternal Health Week 2025 just ended. In this episode, Dr. Rahman shares practical, evidence informed steps that can help improve pregnancy outcomes for Black women.What we cover:- Why a first trimester ultrasound matte...
April 11, 2025

I Had to Stop Him: When Bias Crosses the Line

What happens when a doctor assumes you're the patient's girlfriend. Or that your medical insight came from Google? What happens when implicit bias walks into the room? In this episode, Dr Rahman recounts a recent experience w...
April 4, 2025

Why Every Black Woman Needs a Coach (Maybe)

Is coaching just hype - or could it be the support Black Women actually need in leadership and life? Dr. Rahman speaks with Ms. Desiree Cocroft , a certified executive coach to talk : what coaching is, what it's not, and why ...

Recent Blog Posts

Feb. 20, 2025

Who Controls Black Women's Health? A Womanist Perspective with Dr Wyl…

Why are Black Women Still Flighting to be Heard in Healthcare? Black women face higher maternal mortality rates, greater dismissal of pain, and more challenges accessing quality healthcare than other groups. But why? The answer isn't just lack of a…

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March 19, 2024

Sexuality after 40 for Women?

Who says the sexual fire dims after 40?  YES.. our bodies change with time. Instead of a decline maybe peri-/menopause is a liberation from monthly woes and a new phase where a woman can focus on pleasure. It's a good time to get candid about …

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Feb. 6, 2024

The Black Women’s Health Study- Perms & Uterine Cancer

The Black Women’s Health Study has followed 59,000 self-identified Black women across the US since 1995. The goal has been to assess risk factors for cancers and other majors illnesses in Black women.    Why? Black Women have highe…

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