Miami Mobile Midwifery Clinic Expands Care

The Southern Birth Justice Network operates a mobile midwifery clinic in Miami-Dade County, providing prenatal, postpartum, and general women's health care to underserved Black and Latino communities. Led by midwives like Sheila Simms Watson and executive director Jamarah Amani, the clinic offers culturally sensitive care in a relaxed setting, aiming to combat high maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States, especially among women of color. Maternal health advocates, including the American College of Nurse-Midwives and Jamarah Amani, are also filing lawsuits against states like United States===Mississippi and United States===Georgia (U.S. state) to challenge restrictive midwifery regulations. The Southern Birth Justice Network, which serves mostly Medicaid or uninsured clients, is funded by grants and donations and plans to open a freestanding birth center. This initiative continues the legacy of midwives like Ada Sprouse, who previously offered free care to migrant farmworkers.