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Two years ago, inGlamour’sBlack Maternal Health series, we investigated the inequities Black women face during pregnancy andpostpartum.

Bobbie x Elaine WelterothElaine Welteroth holds her baby in a black  white photo

Hannah Shea / Bobbie

But you would be gravely mistaken, Welteroth said in a statement.

Todays health care system simply does not advantage Black women, says Welteroth.

I wanted my birth to feel safeandsacred.

Bobbie x Elaine WelterothElaine Welteroth feeding her baby milk

Hannah Shea / Bobbie

I could not find that in the hospital system as it currently exists.

It was the best decision of my life.

Watch Welteroth’s birth story below.