Midwives, Doulas and the Push For Better Care
Facing racism at hospitals, some women of color turn to home birth
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6 min readJun 26, 2019
In her 10 years as a practicing midwife, Racha Lawler experiences mostly joy, but she’s also learned one disturbing truth: Many women of color have been traumatized during a hospital birth. She recalls one woman in particular, who labored for 52 hours. Nurses insisted she and…
