Courtland Milloy in The Post: One mother’s #BlackMaternalHealth was made better by having a Black doctor

By Editor On Jan 26, 2021 Last updated Jan 26, 2021

In a cellphone video taken by her husband, Folasada Butler lies in a hospital bed after giving birth to twins. The doctor who delivered them, Lynne Lightfoote, holds a newborn in each arm. Butler and Lightfoote are wearing protective masks, but you can hear their muffled expressions of awe.

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