
HOLYOKE ― A hallway birth years ago changed Lucinda Canty’s life. It wasn’t the emergency that stuck with her — it was the calm, caring nurse who stepped in to help.
That moment inspired Canty to become a nurse-midwife and fight for better care for Black mothers.
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