Whitney Robinson, a product manager and health tech guru, is on a mission to tackle the maternal mortality crisis for women of color. After suffering a pregnancy loss seven years ago, she launched The Renée, a series of “jam sessions,” where women of color can “hack their pregnancies.”

She recently gave birth to a preemie at 25 weeks and here’s what she had to say about it on The Renée’s Instagram page: “I’m working through a great deal of emotions and fighting the feeling of defeat. However, during these hours of kangaroo care in the NICU, while my husband cares for our 3 fidgety kids, I’m slowly moving forward and allowing myself to simply be. These moments also solidify my longing to continue with The Renée. 

Read more about Whitney and The Renée at Fast Company here.
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