US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study

Severe maternal morbidity has also increased in recent years, especially among people of color, according to NPWF report

A growing number of non-white women are resorting to alternatives to hospitals for labor and delivery in the US, a new report has revealed.

According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit organization that focuses on public policies surrounding women and families, community births - births carried out at home or in community birthing centers - increased by 20% from 2019 to 2020, with the spike largely situated among communities of color.