Personality: Kenda Sutton-EL | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
12/24/2020, 6 p.m. Kenda Sutton-EL knows that all births arenât equal in Virginia. As a birth worker and student midwife, she has seen firsthand how âthe most joyous occasion has turned into fearâ with what she calls âhorrifyingâ mortality rates for African-American mothers and infants. As a result, the childbirth narrative for Black women is far removed from other racial groups, she says. This problem led Ms. Sutton-EL to found Birth in Color with Nikiya Ellis in November 2018 to provide support and education to expectant Black mothers, their families, health car...
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