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Mississippi has the poorest birth outcomes in the United States. Sisters in Birth (SIB) is a community-based nonprofit, charitable organization program that links community and clinical health to improve birth outcomes in Mississippi. This article describes the community and clinical health variables that influence birth outcomes and the organization's work or mission. The overwhelmingly positive outcomes of the first 50 women in the program are presented as well as snapshots of individual women's experiences.
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