A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies

New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2400x1800+0+0/resize/2400x1800!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2Ffa%2F9be55d8e491bb6e5a750a9df09ce%2Fnpr-8-10-20216.jpg' alt='A midwife crisscrosses Alabama to care for pregnant women and deliver babies. It's an important profession as maternity deserts expand across the U.S., according to the latest March of Dimes report.'/><p>New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama. </p><p>(Image credit: Maria Fabrizio)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5678523' />