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Pregnant during pandemic: COVID-19 fears fuel increased interest in home births

By Olga Grigoryants
More women have been opting for home birth as hospitals postponed or moved most of their health care online due to COVID-19.
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Pregnant during Pandemic: Black midwives in demand; are there enough to handle influx of clients?

By Olga Grigoryants
About 2% of the country’s 15,000 licensed midwives are Black. In Southern California, there are about 120 licensed midwives, but only seven of them are Black.

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