"Patients want to see people that look like them": Aspiring midwives of color as resistance to racism through concordant care in the United States

• Main Authors: Amy Alspaugh (Author), Daniel F.M. Suárez-Baquero (Author), Renee Mehra (Author), Nikki Lanshaw (Author), Jennie Joseph (Author), Maya Combs (Author), Keridwyn Spiller (Author), Monica R. McLemore (Author), Linda S. Franck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Midwifery care and racially or culturally concordant care are evidence-based ways to address the current perinatal health crisis and disparate health outcomes in communities of color in the United States. However, the midwifery profession lacks diversity, which hinders its ability to provide racial...