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The Black Birth Collective hosts awareness walk for Black Maternal Health Week

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CLEVELAND — The Black Birth Collective is hosting a walk to draw attention to maternal health outcomes for Black women in the United States during Black Maternal Health Week.

The group was created in 2022 to provide support and training in Northeast Ohio for Black birth workers, including midwives, lactation consultants and doulas.

The walk will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Edgewater Beach House at 7600 Memorial Shoreway in Cleveland. Register for the walk here.

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