Lack of legislation leaves midwives vulnerable to prosecution as home births rise amid growing maternal mortality rates
Star August Ali has become used to living in legal limbo.
Ali, the first Black certified professional midwife in the state of Illinois, helps women give birth within the comfort of their homes. As she recalls in a new Guardian documentary, With Woman, Ali knows first-hand how harrowing it can be to give birth without the right kind of support. She gave birth to one child in a hospital, as she said providers ignored her cries for help. She gave birth to another unassisted.
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