OCTOBER 15, 2026
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Media Coverage
As rural maternity care shrinks, a nonprofit highlights midwives’ role in Southwest Virginia
The new grant-funded campaign aims to address misconceptions about midwifery and promote the model as one way to expand access to healthcare.
Cardinal News
By Emily Schabacker
October 10, 2026
Kathryn Haines, VICPP’s director of policy, is quoted.
Photo: Midwife Elissa Orr, center, leans over mother Maya White while she labors. Doula Roshay Richardson is on the left, and the father, Torrey White, is pictured on the right. Photo by Jameel Rashad Austin
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