Digital Press
Featured in Word in Black:
A 360-Degree Look at Black Midwives Reframes Black Maternal Health
June 30th, 2026
“Dr. Kaytura Felix spent more than two decades studying minority health, structural racism and the inequities that have left Black Americans with some of the nation’s worst health outcomes.
But as the Black maternal mortality crisis deepened, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health physician and researcher began asking a different question: What was the Black community already doing to save Black mothers?“
Featured on The Dose Podcast:
In “Deep Care,” the Family Is the Sun Midwives Orbit Around
April 10th, 2026
“On this episode of The Dose podcast, Dr. Joel Bervell talks with Felix, founder of the Black Birthing Futures project, about what she discovered: a constellation of Black community midwives providing “deep care” — clinical, emotional, social, and spiritual support centered on care of the birthing family.
‘The family is the sun and all the providers are orbiting them,’ says Felix. But keeping the family at the center isn’t easy. Felix shares what stands between deep care and the families who need it most.“
Featured in PodNews:
What happens when Apple Podcasts promotes you
April 7th, 2026
“The new podcast Deep Care is a partnership between Dr. Kaytura Felix and PRX, highlighting the intimate stories of Black parents who chose midwifery care, and experienced transformative outcomes for themselves and their babies, and spotlighting Black maternal health and responses to the crisis.”
April 6th, 2026
“A new PRX podcast explores why Black mothers in the U.S face higher maternal mortality rates and how midwives and community-based care are part of the solution.
The podcast also delves into related critical topics such as home births and birth centers, pregnancy loss and grief, and disparities in healthcare. Through intimate, evocative personal stories and immersive sound, Deep Care highlights how Black community midwives, hospitals, and collaborative care programs are improving outcomes and reshaping maternal health equity — offering an optimistic, solutions-driven perspective on midwifery’s past, present, and empowering future.”
Featured on WHQR Public Media:
“There are people who will listen, making inroads to Black maternal health outcomes.”
March 17th, 2026
“There is a wide disparity between maternal health outcomes for Black and White moms in New Hanover County, so WHQR asked experts in the medical field about why this gap persists and what to do about it.“
March 7th, 2026
“Dr. Kaytura Felix is not just a scholar, she’s a force.
As a nationally respected health justice expert and Distinguished Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Felix has dedicated her career to addressing one of the most urgent and heartbreaking public health crises in America: Black maternal mortality.”
Featured in PaSH Magazine:
Q&A With Dr. Kaytura Felix: Focusing on Safe Birthing for Black Mothers
March 6th, 2026
“PaSH Magazine is celebrating Women’s History Month with a Q&A style mini-series highlighting women from many different industries making an impact in the world, their communities and for themselves.
In this Q&A we will spend time with Dr. Kaytura Felix.”
January 28th, 2026
“The Root spoke exclusively with Dr. Kaytura Felix, a nationally respected health justice scholar and distinguished scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the risk factors related to preeclampsia and what can be done to support positive maternal health outcomes for Black women.”
Broadcast TV
National | NBC News Now TALENT: Vicky Nguyen and Morgan Radford
How Midwives Are Making a Positive Difference for Black Mothers and Families
National | NBC News Now TALENT: Kate Snow & Zinhle Essamuah
Strategies to Improve Black Maternal Health
April 15th, 2026
“As part of Black Maternal Health Week, we’re taking a closer look at some of the tools being used to improve pregnancy and childbirth, especially among Black women. Our next guest says that Black women face many risks during the birthing process, but doulas, midwives, community based care, can improve the experience.”
Greenville, SC | WYFF (NBC) TALENT: Deeanna Roberston
Black Maternal Health Week highlights need to support pregnant women
April 13th, 2026
“April 11-17 marks Black Maternal Health Week. It’s an important issue to highlight because the U.S. maternal mortality rate is more than three times higher for Black women than for women of any other racial group.
Kaytura Felix, MD, is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She says there are a number of factors leading to the higher mortality rate among Black women. Some of those include less access to care, education and support.
Felix says increasing the number of midwives could help improve these outcomes.”
Radio
Washington, DC | WAMU 88.5 FM (NPR 1A) TALENT: Jenn White
How midwives might help solve the Black maternal mortality crisis
June 24th, 2026
“Here at 1A, we’ve had several discussions about the Black maternal mortality crisis. And we’re not the only ones.
For Dr. Kaytura Felix, it’s become her mission to find a solution. Dr. Felix is a distinguished scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she founded the Black Birthing Futures Project.
After conducting years of research and talking to experts and birthing people, she found that Black community midwives offered some hope, especially ones working in birthing centers or at home births.
We sit down to talk about solutions to this crisis.”
Syracuse, NY | WAER-FM TALENT: Holliday Moore
National Minority Health Month highlights underserved areas in healthcare
June 24th, 2026
“April is National Minority Health Month, and organizations are highlighting areas in healthcare that can go underserved. Black Maternal Health Week was founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and highlights the struggles that come with pregnancy in Black women, even when it is considered “healthy.” Experts are raising awareness about some of the ways birth can become less stressful.
“I think it’s really important to understand that innately our bodies, Black women’s bodies are healthy. It’s the systems around us that do not support us. So the midwife said to me, think of it as a Black woman being pregnant. running a marathon and fighting a war while running a marathon. It’s just too much.”
Felix is a proponent for funding midwives and doulas who can offer more support than the usual medical system. These outside helpers can manage stress, nutrition, blood pressure and incidentals a typical doctor can’t monitor 24-7.”