2 slides Credit: Caitlin O'Hara for NPR In Arizona, Birth Workers Of Color Fight For More Access By at 8:01 am NPR It's been almost 15 years, but for Lakisa Muhammad, it's still hard to look back on all that went wrong with her daughter's delivery. She expected a fulfilling experience â an all-natural water birth with a midwife by her side. But in the weeks before her due date, the birth center where she had scheduled the delivery suddenly closed its doors. It was time for a new plan. Her first children â twins born in 2003 â had been delivered at a hospital that provided a free doula, Lamaze classes, a lactation consultant and a battery of tests to ensure the babies' health. The experience was so good, she decided to give it another try.