HEALTHJun 22 · 10:55 UTCMISSOURI INDEPENDENTAnna Spoerre

Childbirth left a Missouri mother paralyzed. Childcare access helped her heal

Danielle Stewart, a Missouri mother paralyzed from the waist down after a failed epidural during childbirth, became an advocate for affordable childcare and Black maternal health. Her experience highlighted Missouri's disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women and the state's childcare crisis.

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