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Delivering Birth Justice: A Roadmap for Systemic Change in the US Maternal Health System

Resource Tool Gender Health Racial Justice Campaigns

16 April 2025

by Leanne Levers, Erin Ryan

6 minutes of reading

The United States is in the midst of a maternal health crisis—one defined as much by racial injustice as by medical failure. Delivering Birth Justice: Transforming Maternal Health through Midwifery and Community Care is both a powerful community resource and a blueprint for systemic change. Drawing on a year of research and engagement with frontline advocates, midwives, policy experts, and community leaders, the report outlines actionable solutions to integrate quality midwifery care into the U.S. healthcare system to deliver better outcomes for all.

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