The demand for birth center care is growing.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee recognizes a birthing person’s right to choose where and with whom they give birth. NASEM recommends integration and coordination of birth center care to improve birth outcomes for pregnant people and infants in the US. 

According to research from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), between 2019 and 2020, there was a 30% increase in Black birthing people opting to give birth in community settings, a 26% increase for Native American birthing people, a 24% increase for Latinx birthing people, and an 18% increase for White and Asian birthing people.