The Rise of Black-Owned Birth Centers

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The Rise of Black-Owned Birth Centers

By Alexa Spencer | Word In Black (WIB) – As the United States reckons with its Black maternal and infant mortality crisis — where Black mothers and babies are dying mostly due to racism and interventions in hospitals — Black birth workers are building birth centers to meet families’ needs for safe, culturally competent care.There were about 380 freestanding birth centers around the U.S. in 2020, according to the American Association of Birth Cen…