1/ Exciting news for Detroit! Birth Detroit is opening the state’s *only* Black-led birth center, thanks to $4M in fundraising. rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/09/16/i...

'It's Never Been Done:' Black-led Birthing Center to Serve Detroit

When it comes to the U.S. maternal mortality rate, "we still have a long way to go, and birth centers are a major part in shifting those outcomes."

2/ “We came to make an impact because mothers and babies were dying in our community, and they didn’t have to,” says co-founder Elon Geffrard. With a kitchen, private birth suites, and inflatable tubs (no, seriously!), it's designed to feel like a maxi home, not a mini hospital.