The Black Chale Wote

Though this book is to celebrate my daughter, Nyame Animuonyam Afia Asaa Afrakoma Sintim-Misa, the Princess of Adumasa's 6th Birthday, it has led me, indirectly, to share issues of infertility and its options, (IVF, surrogacy, adoption, etc). It touches on the trauma of failed IVF, fears of carrying a pregnancy to term, especially by late bloomers, challenges of professional women raising children, and the risks, sacrifices, and guilt trips, among others.

The book also takes mothers, especia...