Doulas do not require certification, though many opt for formal training programs through organizations like DONA ...

South Dakota Medicaid will start covering doula birth and postpartum services in 2025. Medicaid is a joint federal-state ...

A doula is a non-medical professional who provides support with information preparedness, guidance, companionship and coaching during and after a pregnancy. Pimienta is Colombian, and her husband ...

Cook County is taking a major step toward addressing maternal mortality rates with a $1 million investment in its first-ever ...

Latham Thomas's Mama Glow is fighting for birth equity and, in the process, supporting thousands of new entrepreneurs.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts members will benefit from an expanded partnership with Maven Clinic, a new doula pilot program and more caregiving support in collaboration with Cleo ...

With Medicaid set to cover doula services, three local women are training to provide crucial support and improve birth ...

Tiffany Hall, 36, signed up for the doula training program after learning about the greater risks that Black women like herself face during childbirth in the U.S. Black women are nearly three ...

UMMH is also offering an eight-week training program to add 15 additional doulas ... Blue Shield of Massachusetts along with Accompany Doula Care, a Boston-based agency that provides services ...

The program will provide doula training for existing case managers and hire trained doulas. “There is a strong evidence base indicating that doula care leads to better health and birth outcomes ...