For many, the shift to midwifery care outside of hospitals is influenced by the reality that Black individuals experience worse maternal health outcomes than their counterparts.
Between 2018-2021, the national maternal mortality rate steadily rose from 17.4 to 32.9 per 100,000 births.
Although racial or ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related deaths narrowed in California between 2017-2019, the ratio for Black individuals was still three to four times higher than all other groups. Mitchell also authored a county motion passed this year that aims to increase access to doulas, a new Medi-Cal benefit.
Mitchell is named after her paternal great grandmother, Holly Blanks, who was a midwife in small town in Mississippi. "A lot of the time we just need to be reminded of what our power is and, and how normal birth can look," said Kalie-Rowe.
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