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I JUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
AND NOW WITH THIS CHILD AND THE INFORMATION I'VE BEEN TAUGHT, I KNOW I CAN SPEAK UP FOR MYSELF AND SAY HOW I WANT THINGS TO GO IN MY PREGNANCY, AND THAT THE WAY I WANT THIS TO GO IS UP TO ME.
BEFORE I STARTED BEING WITH BIHI WAS MORE LIKELY TO JUST GO SIT IN MY CAR AND CRY IF SOMETHING WASN'T GOING RIGHT.
THEY'VE HELPED ME GET RESOURCES FOR THERAPY WITH MY CHILDREN, HELPED ME WITH MY JOB, HELPED ME WITH DAYCARE.
EVERYTHING, ANYTHING I ASK FOR HELP WITH, THEY ARE WILLING TO LOOK INTO IT AND TRY AND HELP ME WITH IT.
IT HELPS ME BE ABLE TO LIVE A LIFE THAT I KNOW IS POSITIVE FOR ME AND MY KIDS.
I CAN WORK, I CAN CONTINUOUSLY JUST THRIVE IN MY LIFE WITH MY CHILDREN.
MY CASEWORKER MEANS EVERYTHING.
SHE, SHE BEEN MY ROCK THIS WHOLE PREGNANCY.
BASICALLY, I TELL HER THAT EVERY GROUP ACTUALLY, WELL, I LOVE HER.
SHE CONSTANTLY IS CALLING, CHECKING ON ME AND MAKING SURE I'M OKAY, ASKING IF SHE WANTS TO MEET UP.
SHE MAKES SURE THAT I FEEL SUPPORTED.
BIH SHOWS LOVE THROUGH ALL TYPES OF WAYS.
THERE'S A NURSE ON CALL, THERE'S DOULAS, THERE'S EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR IN A SUPPORTIVE GROUP OF PEOPLE, THEY WILL OFFER IT, ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK WOMEN.
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FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO FIND COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHERE YOU ARE VERY COMFORTABLE IN THEM AND BIH WILL OFFER IT ALL IN ONE.