Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility

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Eggs Over Easy: black women & Fertility
Directed byChiquita Lockley
Written byChiquita Lockley
Produced by Chiquita Lockley (executive producer)
Phylicia Fant (executive producer)
Keshia Knight Pulliam (executive producer)
D'Angela Proctor (executive producer)
Karen Cook (producer)
Terrance Crowley (producer)
Narrated byKeshia Knight Pulliam [1]
Release date
  • January 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)(OWN)

Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility is a 2022 documentary film that discusses fertility, including how race in America affects fertility in black women, including underlying medical conditions, miscarriages, and maternal mortality. [2] It also discusses solutions for infertility such as IVF treatments and sperm and egg donations. [3]

The documentary features Andra Day, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Kellee Stewart and other women who share their personal stories related to fertility. [4] The documentary was released on the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2022 [5] and was written, directed, and produced by Chiquita Lockley. [6]

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