Crain’s Detroit Business: Midwifery Care Improves Health Outcomes – and is Cost-Effective
In her Crain’s Detroit Business op-ed , 2022 Ascend Fellow, Leseliey Welch, discuss the importance of maternal health and midwifery care.
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