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These Black maternal health groups laid groundwork for perinatal grants, then they were left out

The state-piloted program is supporting four organizations in an effort to boost maternal health outcomes and fill access gaps around Virginia

Dana Williams, top, and Khalyson McDuffie are doulas with Birth in Color, a Virginia group that offers doula services for pregnant patients of color and training for local maternal health care workers to combat racial bias. Here, they participate in a doula simulation training session. (Photo courtesy of Kenda Denia/Birth in Color)

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