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  "path": "/2026/06/03/repub/black-midwives-are-suing-southern-states-claiming-regulations-make-it-harder-to-help-patients/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T15:00:27.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "Black midwives in the South, a region rife with racial disparities in maternal health access and maternal mortality, are leading lawsuits over state regulations that they say limit their ability to provide care. Women behind the litigation say midwives can help improve birthing outcomes in Southern states, where maternal mortality rates are higher than the […]",
  "title": "Black midwives are suing Southern states, claiming regulations make it harder to help patients"
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