A Maternity Care Desert Threatens Lower Income Women in Washington, D.C. | Miriam Zoila Pérez

The closure of two labor and delivery wards in D.C.’s poorest neighborhoods presents a challenge for communities with already alarmingly high maternal and infant mortality rates. … In 2015, Newsweek proclaimed that “Washington, D.C., is one of the worst places in America to be a mother,” based on a study of how it has the…

Please join Birthing Hands of D.C. for a screening of the third film in the “More Business of Being Born” film series.  Saturday, November 19, 2011 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Part 3 Explore Your Options: Doulas, Birth Centers and C-Sections. This essential film offers birth-planning guidance around key topics such as the role of…