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

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.

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.