We head home for a final good-bye to hear how Anasia, Ciara, Erick, Shayla and more are building new legacies... more

Alabama Birth Collective founding member, Nadia Gramby, on the sisterhood of birthwork.

The parents adjust to life postpartum and the powerful transformations they've undergone.

The babies are coming.

From the physical to the emotional, all four parents navigate the highs and lows of pregnancy – and for some,... more

Alabama Birth Collective founder Jasmine Merritt on answering the call to serve.

Ciara explores the multitude of care options after learning she's pregnant.

Taking matters into her own hands, Anasia charts new pathways to parenthood uniquely her own.

Fannie Lou Hamer, Southern freedom fighter and one of the oldest Black-founded towns in the country spark The Browns' most... more

The moments that (re)introduced Shayla, Erick and Anasia to their bodies.

Meet the founding members of The Alabama Birth Collective.

Anasia Sturdivant and Ciara Hunter leave city life behind to find new places to call home.

Eight months pregnant during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shayla and Erick Brown return home to rural Mississippi for... more

Hosts Gabrielle Horton and Martina Abrahams Ilunga share what inspired this season. Interwoven between narrative interludes, this 10-part story album... more

Coming Soon: NATAL heads to rural America for season two.

Despite how common pregnancy loss is, families often suffer in silence. In honor of Black Maternal Health Week (#BMHW21), we... more

Welcome to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, several parent storytellers from NATAL Season One gathered in a multi-generational... more

Welcome to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, our very own production team offers a behind-the-scenes look at what... more

Welcome back to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, medical providers and birthworkers share steps needed to create a... more

Welcome to The NATAL Summit! In this bonus episode, birth equity advocates from the non-profit sector to government discuss how... more

In our season finale, Dallas-based mother and doula, Trish, demonstrates what agency from day one looks like for Black birthing... more

This week we’re at home with Alexius Hill, a Memphis-based young mother who chose to give birth at home despite... more

Unable to find an OBGYN that reciprocated the genuine excitement and warmth she felt about becoming a mother for the... more

Marilyn and Yvonne are two parents determined to grow their families. When pregnancy loss disrupts their plans, they turn to... more

Today we’re airing a special episode from the Bodies podcast. Their show follows women and non binary folx on their... more

After trying to conceive for 10 years, Shellie was finally having her dream baby, but the challenges of motherhood slowly... more

In solidarity with the uprisings, and in honor of the countless victims of police and state-sanctioned violence, we are holding... more

Facing unplanned pregnancies in their 20s, Mikah and Cecilia's hospital births reveal how access to childbirth education, support systems, and... more

Martina explores the historical roots of modern obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Joia Crear-Perry and Dr. Mimi Niles explain how flaws... more

Myeshia is a married, 34-year-old cis Black queer woman with a PhD. Two weeks after giving birth to her first... more