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COVID-19 sparked a rising interest in home births, but not all can afford them

Midwifes are much more in demand, due to coronavirus. But the cost and lack of insurance coverage is a problem for many mothers-to-be.

Midwife Asasiya Muhammad monitors the heart rate of a patient's unborn child during a checkup at Inner Circle Midwifery in Germantown on Thursday. Interest in home-births has increased during the pandemic, but not everyone who's interested can afford them because of licensure laws and insurance coverage.
Midwife Asasiya Muhammad monitors the heart rate of a patient's unborn child during a checkup at Inner Circle Midwifery in Germantown on Thursday. Interest in home-births has increased during the pandemic, but not everyone who's interested can afford them because of licensure laws and insurance coverage.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
    by Sophie Burkholder
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