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Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Community Birth Settings

By American Association of Birth Centers, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Birth Center Equity, National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, National Black Midwives Alliance, National Partnership for Women and Families
Added: May 11, 2022
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Care in birth center and planned home birth settings that is led by Black, Indigenous, People of Color is a crucial approach for meeting the needs of communities affected by structural racism and other forms of discrimination.

This report outlines the evidence that supports the unique value of community birth settings across different communities, the safety and effectiveness of care in these settings in improving maternal and infant outcomes, the interest of birthing people in use of birth centers and home birth care, and the current availability of, and access to, community birth settings care in the United States.

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Written by:
Kelli Sheppard
Published on:
May 11, 2022

Resource Information

Author: American Association of Birth Centers, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Birth Center Equity, National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, National Black Midwives Alliance, National Partnership for Women and Families
Audience: Community
Type: Report
Category: Understanding Communities/Areas/Populations
Dimension: Act, Learn
Topics: Alaska Natives, American Indian, BIPOC, Birth Plan, Community, Lived Experiences, Maternal Care, Race
MHLIC is committed to providing reliable, accurate resources that will increase the user’s knowledge and/or ability to improve the state of maternal health in the United States. Some of the resources may be primarily informational and others may be oriented more towards capacity-building to implement a program or action. Many will be a blend of the two. Read our full terms and disclaimer here.

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