Shelby County grant boosts Choices’ nurse midwife program
Darnesha Taylor shows her 11-month-old daughter, Charli, flowers at Overton Park. Taylor, a mother of five, survived a breast cancer scare after her Choices midwife discovered a malignant tumor during a routine pregnancy checkup. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.
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CHOICES Mayor Lee Harris Mick Wright Dr. Nikia Grayson midwife county commission grantsAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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