Pregnancy and giving birth can come with dangerous, life-threatening health risks that hit some communities harder than others.
To raise awareness for birth equity, The Melanated Birth Collective Nashville held a special walk Sunday at Centennial Park in honor of mothers who have died while giving birth or shortly after.
“We remember you, we speak your names, we carry your stories, we honor your lives with every step we take,” said Nakishia Fouse, a doula and member of The Melanated Birth Collective Nashville, reading a poem…