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  "id": 553267,
  "title": "A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/a-midwife-crosses-maternity-deserts-to-make-a-difference-for-black",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5678523/maternity-desert-birth-midwife-black-moms-babies"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.",
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        "title": "A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/a-midwife-crosses-maternity-deserts-to-make-a-difference-for-black-555927",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}