Research
Achieving Birth Equity Through Systems - Abest Project - Transformation Review Of The Literature
Community Versus Out-of-hospital Birth: What's In A Name?
Facility Design - Reimagining Approaches To Childbirth In Hospital And Birth Center Settings
Improve Birth Outcomes In The U.S. By Growing The Midwifery Workforce
The National Perinatal Task Force - Building a Movement to Birth a More Just and Loving World
Strong Start For Mothers And Newborns Evaluation: Year 5 Project Synthesis
The JJ Way (R): Community Based Maternity Center Final Evaluation Report
WIHI - Black Women And Maternal Care: Redesigning For Safety, Dignity, And Respect
Press Releases
‘It’s Never Been Done:’ Black-led Birthing Center to Serve Detroit
Rewire News Group, September 16, 2024Stories From the Field: Leseliey Welch
The Milken Institute, May 15, 2024Stateside Podcast: A Birth Center for Detroiters
Michigan Public Radio, March 7, 2024Women Steer a Bold Midwifery Movement in Detroit
Michigan Chronicle, October 30, 2023Birth Detroit Addresses Black Infant Mortality Rate
Outlier Media, September 5, 2023‘Because Detroit deserves it’: Birthing center coming to city’s west side is more than labor of love
WDIV Channel 4 News, August 11, 2023WDIV Channel 4 Detroit, July 14, 2023'Freedom dreaming is in our blood' 5 questions for public health visionary Leseliey Welch
The Examined Family, March 30, 2023Changes to maternal health policy in Michigan could save lives of Black women
MLIVE, Politics & Elections, March 17, 2023Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, March 16, 2023
Detroit midwife clinic works to cut pregnancy-related deaths for Black women
WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit, March 15, 2023 Ebony Magazine, November 25, 2022Because of Them We Can, October 25, 2022Birth Detroit, a Premiere Black-Owned Birthing Center, Finds Home
Black Enterprise, October 22, 2022Meet The Black Entrepreneur Working To Save The Lives Of Birthing Mothers And Their Babies
Forbes Online, Oct 19, 2022Birth Detroit, a Premiere Black-Owned Birthing Center, Finds Home
BLAC Detroit Magazine online: October 7, 2022In The News
New Birthing Center Aims to Help Black Mothers in Detroit
Michigan Chronicle, Daily Digital, October 3, 2022Detroit's first stand-alone birth center bringing more options to expecting mothers
WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit, Sep 12, 2022Birth Detroit Is On A Mission To Provide A Better Birth Experience
United Way for Southeastern Michigan, July 18, 2022Birth Detroit co-founder says opening during pandemic accelerated her “heart’s work”
University of Michigan, Detroit Online, APRIL 25, 2022Inside 2 Capital Campaigns Upending Big-Donation Traditions
Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 2, 2022Birth Detroit helps Black moms take control of their birthing experience
Bridge Detroit, March 17, 2022With women: Supporting community-based midwives
Every Child Thrives, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, December 13, 2021IFF, November 16, 2021Birth Detroit Slated to Open City's First Freestanding Community Birth Center in 2021
CISION PR Newswire, Nov 25, 2020Improving Black Maternal Health in Michigan: Birth Detroit
Obstetrics Initiative, April 16, 20204 Detroit women-owned businesses awarded grants
FOX 2 Detroit, August 30, 2019Detroit Pop-up Midwifery Clinic wants to get neighbors talking about birthing options
Model D, March 19, 2019Episode 8, Cradle and All, Podcast Interview
America Dissected w/ Abdul El-SayedAbstracts/Articles
OpEd: Midwifery Care Improves Health Outcomes – and is Cost-effective
Crain’s Detroit Business, February 28, 2023
Author: Leseliey Welch
The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing ; April/June 2022 - Volume 36 - Issue 2Authors: Welch, Leseliey MPH, MBA; Branch Canady, Renee PhD, MPA; Harmell, Chelsea MPH; White, Nicole BS, CPM; Snow, Char'ly MSN, CNM; Kane Low, Lisa PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAANBirth Centers are Crucial for Communities of Color, Especially in the Pandemic
Rewire News, April 15, 2020
Authors: Leseliey Welch and Nashira Baril