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Certified Professional Midwives, who specialize in home care outside of a hospital setting, are not currently allowed to practice in New York State

SeQuoia Kemp has been providing support to birthing mothers, their partners and families before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth in Syracuse, New York, for more than a decade.

SeQuoia Kemp has been providing support to birthing mothers, their partners and families before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth in Syracuse, New York, for more than a decade.

SeQuoia Kemp has been providing support to birthing mothers, their partners and families before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth in Syracuse, New York, for more than a decade.

Syracuse University students and professors were among the speakers at a reproductive rights march hosted by Planned Parenthood and Women's March Syracuse on Saturday.

The story of Syracuse, New York, shows how painful legacies still target the health and lives of Americans of color – but a reckoning is underway.

The story of Syracuse, New York, shows how painful legacies still target the health and lives of Black and brown Americans -- but a reckoning is underway

‘There’s a space that can never be filled’: Syracuse friends mourn loss of BLM leader, community organizer Updated 11:43 AM; Today 9:59 AM Nikeeta Slade (left), 32, died Thursday. She was a community organizer and one of the original members of the Syracuse chapter of Black Lives Matter. Her friends pictured are SeQuoia Kemp (center) and Montinique McEachern (left). (Courtesy of SeQuoia Kemp) Facebook Share In the last few days, Nikeeta Slade’s friends have recalled her speeches. One...

Wary of hospitals, pregnant Black women in Syracuse look to doulas Courtesy of Sequoia Kemp Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. Chyna Harrison was terrified to give birth. “Don’t leave me in this hospital. Wait until somebody comes back,” Harrison said to her doula as she was in labor, dilated at 9 centimeters. Doulas are trained labor professionals who provide guidance and support to pregnant women during labor. Before giving birth, Harrison had heard stories about many Black wome...