Medicaid-enrolled doulas assisting Long Island women during pregnancy and after birth now have access to a new platform that aims to alleviate administrative hurdles and lead to better outcomes ...

A B SHARIF FELIX SAYS SHE WITNESSED HER SISTER BEING IGNORED IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE NEEDED ASSISTANCE AFTER A COMPLICATED BIRTH. SO WHEN SHE GOT PREGNANT, SHE HIRED A DOULA. SHE HAD TWO BLOOD CLOTS.

Patients receiving doula care showed significantly higher rates of vaginal birth after cesarean (adjusted risk difference [ARD], 15.6; 95% CI, 3.8-27.4) and increased postpartum office visit ...

Doulas are non-clinical professionals who provide physical and emotional support during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period, ensuring their clients get the information they need. Studies have ...

After working with a doula for the delivery of her first two children, Elise Slade knew she wanted that personalized support the third time around. Except for this birth, the doula didn’t come ...

The conference will focus on the important work of doulas, midwives and other birth workers and how they can turn birth into a beautiful journey instead of a scary one. Alberto Rodriguez/Variety ...

Dr. Noor Abdalla, the wife of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, gave birth to their ...

She added, “Doulas are already shifting the narrative of empowered birthing experiences, although it is difficult to measure the number of successful birth outcomes based upon various ...

A Brooklyn-based community group is making doula care available to pregnant, postpartum, and parenting people of color, regardless of their ability to pay. Giving birth is one of the most important ...