Black Maternal Health FP: Taking Life Into Their Own Hands

HOUSTON, TX - MARCH 11: Midwife Frances Jones-Coleman, owner of Full Circle Family Services, explains the typical home-birth process to expectant mother Praylynn Burnett at the clinic on March 11, 2023, in Houston, TX. Burnett, who is planning to give birth at home, said, "I chose home birth because I didn't want as much medical intervention. I wanted to have a voice. Also, as a Black woman, I had worries and doubts on whether, if my life would be valued in the hospital, as well as that of my child. I work in the birth world, and I've heard horror stories, so I felt this was the best route for me to take." (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)