Hi, I'm Dr. Yamicia Connor — a scientist, engineer, OB/GYN, and founder of Diosa Ara.
The Labora Collective is the medical community for the medical model Diosa Ara is building. We're a community, marketplace, and intelligence platform — where patients, providers, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, and institutions sit side by side. Independent practitioners: this marketplace is being built for you.
I created this space because I've seen, firsthand, what happens when women's health is treated like an afterthought. As a physician with a PhD in biomedical engineering and a background in public health, I've spent my career at the intersection of science, clinical care, and innovation. And time after time, I've seen how women — especially Black and Brown women — fall through the cracks of a system that was never built for us in the first place.
When I chose to specialize in OB/GYN, some people told me I was wasting my education. Women's health was considered too emotional, too underfunded, too niche. But to me, it was a field filled with unanswered questions, systemic failures, and extraordinary opportunities.
And I was right.
Power asymmetry is a clinical risk factor. That truth is killing women.
Why We're Here
Women's health is foundational — not fringe. It spans everything from menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause to autoimmune diseases, cancers, chronic pain syndromes, and cardiovascular health. Yet even today, many basic questions about the female body remain unanswered.
- We still don't fully understand how labor starts.
- We don't know why endometriosis happens — or how to reliably treat it.
- We barely fund research into postpartum recovery, even though it's a critical phase that affects the lifelong health of both mother and baby.
For decades, women's health was dismissed as a subset of pediatrics or reproductive care. Until 2016, most animal studies didn't even include female subjects. We've built entire models of disease around male biology — and we're still catching up.
But change is happening. The Labora Collective is the community of practitioners, patients, and advocates carrying it forward.
This community sits side by side.
The Collective brings together everyone whose work touches a woman's care — not in silos, but together. Because the blind spots between us are where harm lives.
What You'll Find Here
Clinical Insights
Breaking down important topics — miscarriage, PCOS, maternal mortality, autoimmune diseases, fertility care, and more — with clarity, context, and compassion.
Science & Innovation
What's emerging in women's health research, and how can innovation close the care gap? We track promising tech, therapies, and ideas — without falling for hype.
Justice-Focused Analysis
How racism, economic inequality, policy restrictions, and cultural bias shape care — and what we can do to fight back.
Tools & Resources
From symptom trackers to clinical checklists, we equip you with real tools to advocate for yourself and your community.
Independent practitioners — doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, birthworkers, mental health providers — this is being built for you. Direct visibility to patients who are looking. Direct connection to a community of practitioners. Direct access to clinical intelligence you can use.
This community exists to make the systems visible — and to build the infrastructure that replaces what's broken.
If you're ready to dig deeper, challenge assumptions, and demand better — become a member.
Welcome to the table.