ESSAY PROMPTS AND TOPICS

Your Story is Dope. Here's a guide to help you tell it

• Pregnancy

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  • choosing a doctor

    
    

  • symptoms

    
    

  • doctor's visits

    
    

  
  

  
  

• Labor & Delivery

  
  

  
  

  • complications​

    
    

  • advocating for yourself

    
    

  • different types of delivery

    
    

  
  

  
  

• Post Partum

  
  

  
  

  • depression​

    
    

  • body image

    
    

  • healing

    
    

  
  

  
  

• Breastfeeding​

  
  

  
  

  • challenges​

    
    

  • successes

    
    

  
  

  
  

• Parenting

  
  

  
  

  • NICU​

    
    

  • multiples

    
    

  • types of parenting 

    
    

  
  

  
  

• Other topics​

  
  

  
  

  • abortion​

    
    

  • miscarriage

    
    

  • infertility 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  • fertility treatments (IUI, IVF)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  • surrogacy

  
  

  
  

  
  

  • health

    
    

  • grief*

    
    

  • family support, or lack thereof

    
    

  • finances*

    
    

  • relationships*

    
    

  • returning to work

    
    

  • working from home

    
    

  • staying at home

    
    

  • building your tribe

    
    

  • pandemic parenting

    
    

  
  

  
  

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*as it relates to any of the other topics