The Guide

When pregnancy or postpartum hormones throw your skin for a loop, good skin days can be fewer and farther between. While lifestyle habits like diet and rest can be helpful, you also need to combat ...

Meet Lisa Schwartz, Matrescence's Public Relations Manager and new mama to a sweet baby girl. Lisa took a few minutes to give us the scoop on her role at Matrescence, what she’s learned about herse...

Dan King, proud papa to newly-one-year-old Kian and husband to Aja Naomi King, shares his perspectives on fatherhood. From supporting and further developing a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle th...

Meet our founder, Raquel Nowak! Raquel built Matrescence on the philosophy of "mothering the mother"; it was born to provide a practical application of self-care that can fit into a busy mom's life...

There are not only many ways to be a mother, there are many ways to become a mother as well. For Dañi Bruno, her path to motherhood has been a long one, marked by infertility challenges, pregnancy...

Mother's Day can be a tough holiday for many moms. In many cases, the disparity between mama's expectations and the reality of the day can lead to feelings of disappointment, which then can lead to...

Meet soon-to-be mama Yazmin Ramos, Producer at ESSENCE, as she talks candidly about her first pregnancy, which ended in loss, and shares her approach to and gratitude for her current pregnancy.

Meaghan Barakett is, first and foremost, a mother. She’s also the Founder of the non-profit organization, One Girl Inc., a Humanitarian, a Yogi, and holds the title of Miss New York USA 2005. Meagh...

In honor of C-Section Awareness Month, we've compiled some pro tips (and real talk!) from a two-time C-Section mama. From binders to mesh underwear to skin-to-skin right after delivery, here's the ...

While all mamas are at risk of mental health illness during or following pregnancy, Black women are much more likely than White mothers to suffer from a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) ...

April 2022 marks the fifth year anniversary of the Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) campaign. Matrescence is proud to shine a light on Black Maternal Health Week and to stand alongside women like...