https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/nyregion/birth-centers-new-jersey.html Jamira Eaddy-Onque, center, and her husband at the Birth Center of New Jersey in Union. Racial disparities in health care and the fear of giving birth in a hospital during a pandemic have increased interest in birthing centers. Why Black Women Are Rejecting Hospitals in Search of Better Births Some mothers are seeking alternatives, worried about Covid-19 and racial inequities in health care. Jamira Eaddy-Onque, center, and her husband at the Birth Center of New Jersey in Union. Racial disparities in health care and the fear of giving birth in a hospital during a pandemic have increased interest in birthing centers.Credit...