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It s been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it s still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter s delivery.
She expected a fulfilling experience â an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her side. But in the weeks before her due date, the birth center where she had scheduled the delivery suddenly closed its doors. It was time for a new plan.
Her first children â twins born in 2003 â had been delivered at a hospital that provided a free doula, Lamaze classes, a lactation consultant and a battery of tests to ensure the babies health. The experience was so good, she decided to give it another try. ....

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As the state weighs legislation that could help expand access to doulas for expecting mothers, birth workers from minority communities worry new standards could leave them on the outside looking in.
In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access
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April 6, 2021
It’s been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it’s still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter’s delivery.
She expected a fulfilling experience an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her side. But in the weeks before her due date, the birth center where she had scheduled the delivery suddenly closed its doors. It was time for a new plan. ....

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In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access

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Lakisa Muhammad at home in Maricopa, Ariz. Muhammad says Black birth workers like herself are essentially soldiers on the battlefield in a line of work that is more than 90% white.
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It s been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it s still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter s delivery.
She expected a fulfilling experience an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her side. But in the weeks before her due date, the birth center where she had scheduled the delivery suddenly closed its doors. It was time for a new plan. ....

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In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access

In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access
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