Black Doulas Are Banding Together to Beat High Infant Mortality Rates
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glamour.comBlack women in the United States are to die from pregnancy or postpartum issues than white women—a maternal mortality crisis that cannot be ignored.
In Glamour’s , we’re sharing these stories—and solutions.Few teenagers know precisely what they want to do with their life when they're high school sophomores, but Christin Farmer knew when she was 16 that she wanted to start her own birthing center. “I used to watch all of these reality shows about birth, and I was so fascinated,” says Farmer. “My favorite show was about a midwife in Texas who did home births and provided a calm environment with low lighting—it was the first time I saw birth in a different way.”Almost 20 years later, Farmer’s nonprofit, Birthing Beautiful Communities, is.
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