How lullabies are improving health care for Black women and their babies in the Bay Area

Shai McGowan holds her 3-month-old baby Kyomi Smith, as she sings a lullaby she co-wrote with musician Jackie Gage, right, at the Alameda County Health Department in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. The project pairs professional musicians with expecting mothers and together they compose and sing personalized lullabies for their babies. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) In the Lullaby Project, new mothers work with musicians to craft personal songs for their newborns. Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 5:44 a.m. Most Popular