In recent decades, the U.S. has seen a movement toward more a holistic birth experience, increasing demand for doula services ...

ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Bentonville School District held a press conference at Mercy Hospital, announcing the kickoff of its new Doula Certification Program for students. Doulas offer support ...

The week, which annually falls during National Minority Health Month, is a campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter ...

Advocates Black doulas are playing an essential role in offering much-needed support to pregnant women, particularly those ...

People who may need doulas the most generally cannot afford them because N.C. Medicaid does not cover the costs.

Erica Chidi, a reproductive health educator and former doula, speaks about what it will truly take to solve the Black ...

Participants have can complete a doula certification program following the six-week training. “We will not solve the maternal mortality crisis without men,” said certified Doula Kyra Betts ...

It’s changed the way I think about death, and it’s given me the tools to help others do the same,’ says graduate of program ...

Now, for Black Maternal Health Week, local community-based program CoCo Doulas is working to raise awareness and reverse the ...

to launch a six-month doula training certification program, according to WRIC Channel 8. VUU’s announcement came just ahead of World Doula Week, which runs from March 22 to March 28, 2025.

Mary-Powel Thomas is the Director of the Citywide Doula Initiative and also the director of Healthy Start Brooklyn.

Having a doula has been associated with reduced occurrence of C-sections, increased rates of breastfeeding, and a reduction in interventions that can cause complications, among other positive ...