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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
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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
01
$7.7M
TARGET OPENING
02
2027
Community members reached
03
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.