One in every 3 U.S. counties does not have a single obstetric clinic, according to a recent March of Dimes report about maternal healthcare. The report details the shocking statistics about maternity care deserts. Those are the areas of America that have no obstetric unit and no birth center in their community OR extremely limited access.

Demand For Care is a film that is close to my heart. Telling stories to bolster women's rights and human rights is my passion. While I was making my film, The Power of Choice, I learned about maternity care deserts. This was something I had never heard before. I did not have any inkling that there were parts of the country where women had to drive for hours in order to get to an OB/GYN clinic. I was left reeling and thinking about all of the disasters that could happen if you were in labor in a car on the way to the clinic. This got me thinking. I had never heard of this and I research reproductive justice. Many people probably don't know about this either and the public definitely needs to know.

This film gives voice to the people mostly unheard. People should never have to travel hundreds of miles to get to an obstetrician. Let alone the people in the United States of America. This is why I decided to make this film. People deserve to know that this is happening. Clinics need to open. It's a farce that in the U.S. politicians have gone so far as to tell women they'll get $5000 to have a baby. There are not even enough OB clinics to serve them. 

This issue has been exacerbated by the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision which made abortion illegal or extremely restricted in many states. The clinics that offered abortion care were also offering other reproductive care, including delivering babies. This crisis is of utmost importance and the media should be focusing on this topic more. Click below to find out more about the film and how you can help educate the public.