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From A Place Of Love: The Experiences Of Birthing In A Black-Owned Culturally-Centered Community Birth Center, J'Mag Karbeah, Rachel Hardeman, Numi Katz, Dimpho Orionzi, Katy Kozhimannil
From A Place Of Love: The Experiences Of Birthing In A Black-Owned Culturally-Centered Community Birth Center, J'Mag Karbeah, Rachel Hardeman, Numi Katz, Dimpho Orionzi, Katy Kozhimannil
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Introduction: Racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal health outcomes are among the greatest threats to population health in the United States. Black birthing communities are most impacted by these inequities due to structural racism throughout society and within health care settings. Although multiple studies have shown that structural racism and the disrespect associated with this system of inequity are the root causes of observed perinatal inequities, little scholarship has centered the needs of Black birthing communities to create alternative care models. Leaning on reproductive justice and critical race theoretical frameworks, this study explores good birth experiences as described by Black …