Sierra Lyons

Writer

Sierra Lyons is a multimedia journalist, with over five years of writing and editing experience.

Sierra's Stories

Healthy Body

For Black Pregnant People, Gestational Diabetes Is Yet Another Hurdle

Here's what you should know.

by Sierra Lyons

Healthy Body

Here’s What It Was Like To Have an All-Black Birthing Team

Black birth joy, ftw.

by Sierra Lyons

Healthy Body

What Happens When Your Home Birth Is Derailed

Black women in the United States are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to reports from the...

by Sierra Lyons

Healthy Body

A Black OB/GYN on Why She Opted for a Home Birth

Until the late 1800s, most births in the United States were attended by midwives, many of whom were Black. However as obstetrics and gynecology grew as...

by Sierra Lyons

Healthy Body

Black Patients Are Using Telehealth More—But Can It Address Medical Racism?

Telehealth use increased by 154 percent during the last week of March 2020, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This is, in part, because...

by Sierra Lyons

Healthy Body

The American Heart Association Released a Policy Statement To Combat Maternal Deaths—Here’s What They Think Should Change

Global maternal mortality has dropped between 2000 and 2017, but the same can’t be said for rates in the United States. Despite being a high-resource nation,...

by Sierra Lyons

Healthy Mind

I’ve Never Been Good at Downtime. Here’s What Happened When I Took Six Weeks Off

Yes, relaxing is an art form.

by Sierra Lyons