Chicago midwife hopes South Side birth center will help close maternal health gap
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some factors include the differing quality of care and structural racism.
Jeanine Valrie-Logan had 12 clients scheduled during a recent evening shift at The Birth Center at PCC in Berwyn, a Chicago suburb.
The first client is a woman nearing her due date, and her baby girl has been kicking a lot. Later it’s a young couple who say they’re feeling tired and stressed caring for their newborn daughter. And then a pregnant woman with questions about treating her gestational diabetes.
Valrie-Logan says she always spends as much time with her clients as they need, even when her schedule is packed. She discusses strategies for getting better sleep, nutrition and other aspects of maternal care for up to a year after birth with
