Black pregnant women are more likely to die. More midwives can help

I became a midwife after working as a doula for 10 years. I came into the work with the knowledge and concern for the lack of safety that is espoused to Black women and birthing people that I witnessed while attending births within institutions that have and continue to perpetuate harm in birthing spaces.

I have witnessed disregard, distrust, and racialized obstetric trauma that leaves Black birthing people feeling unheard, helpless, enraged, and physically and emotionally violated. In the years since I began this work, the outcomes for Black birthing people are continually . . .