The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted racial disparities in health outcomes, re-energizing a movement to improve Black birth outcomes and reduce maternal mortality through a return to this traditional model of care.
“There are studies that compare what happens when you have low-risk cases dealt with by obstetricians and low-risk cases dealt with by midwives, and generally midwives do better,” said Eugene R. Declercq, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University.
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