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Building a home for Black birth on the South Side.

Chicago South Side Birth Center is a nonprofit, Black midwife-led birth center bringing safe, culturally-centered care home to our community.

FIND YOUR PATH

There’s a place for you in this work.

Support the Work

Fuel a birth center built by and for our community.

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Partner or collaborate

Build the ecosystem of Black maternal health with us.

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Looking for care

Explore midwife-led care and join our interest list.

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On the South Side, that hasn’t been the reality. That’s why we’re changing the landscape of birth on the South Side: a freestanding, Black midwife-led birth center, built by and for the families we serve.

WHY IT MATTERS

Every family deserves to birth safely, with dignity, close to home.

IMPACT SNAPSHOT

A future home, taking shape.

capital Campaign

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$7.7M


TARGET OPENING

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2027

Community members reached

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5,000+

FOUNDER STORY

We’re building what we’ve always deserved.

“I went looking for a midwife who looked like me — and couldn’t find her. So we’re building what we couldn’t find.”

Jeanine Valrie Logan · Founder

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COMMUNITY

Gather with us.

Latch & Stroll

A joyful Black Breastfeeding Week gathering.

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Emergency Skills

Community birth emergency skills with Ujimaa Medics.

Parent Party

A Juneteenth celebration for pregnant and postpartum families.


COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Birth workers and organizations rooted in the South Side.

NEWS & PARTNERSHIPS

A growing ecosystem for birth justice.


CLINICAL ALLIES

Healthcare partners supporting continuity and safety.


FUNDERS & FOUNDATIONS

Partners investing in community-led solutions.