Tag: birthing centers

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  “I just don’t want to die, while giving birth”.

  Midwife Victoria Buchanan hears a common refrain from pregnant Black women in her care:  “Oh, I just don’t want to die,” Buchanan said they tell her. “I just want to come out of here alive. I want to have a healthy baby. I want to be next to my kids.” Buchanan, 28, believes that she…

  September 4, 2023