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For series on midwives and home births, being there made all the difference
posted 12/29/2021
For series on home births, a reporter recounts how she overcame a key challenge: "I felt I was missing the voices of people I was writing about, the women who opted for home birth."
Women from underserved neighborhoods find birth plans upended by pandemic
posted 04/19/2021
In interviews with midwives and doulas, they say more of their clients are struggling with isolation, limited access to health care, fear of exposure to the virus at hospitals.

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For series on midwives and home births, being there made all the difference
For series on home births, a reporter recounts how she overcame a key challenge: "I felt I was... more »
posted 12/29/21
Women from underserved neighborhoods find birth plans upended by pandemic
In interviews with midwives and doulas, they say more of their clients are struggling with... more »
posted 04/19/21

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Project: Pregnant during pandemic: Expectant mothers remain at high risk of COVID-19
UCLA study answers some of the questions expectant mothers have had since early in the pandemic, when so much was unknown.
Project: Pregnant during pandemic: COVID-19 fears fuel increased interest in home births
More women have been opting for home birth as hospitals postponed or moved most of their health care online due to COVID-19.
Project: Birth centers grow in popularity, but owners say it’s difficult to qualify for state license
"There are systems in place in California that make it almost impossible to have a birth center. It’s like a never-ending cycle," said one midwife.