advice or just positive affirmations over the phone or via text, explains Micaela Segura, a full-spectrum doula and owner of Matriz Jaguar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Virtual doulas are real ...

Coralee Oates first heard the term “doula” three years ago when her daughter was pregnant. Her daughter wanted a doula — a professional who aids clients during pregnancy — for giving birth ...

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 ...

Ohio Medicaid started covering doula services in October of last year. It’s part of a state effort to reduce Ohio's higher-than-average infant mortality rate. The rate was at 7.1 in 2023 ...

DOULAS CAN HELP WOMEN HAVE HEALTHIER BIRTHS AND PREGNANCIES, ESPECIALLY BLACK MOTHERS. A B SHARIF FELIX SAYS SHE WITNESSED HER SISTER BEING IGNORED IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE NEEDED ASSISTANCE AFTER ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — A new initiative by the Louisiana Department of Health is set to make doula services more accessible to families across the state. The Louisiana Doula Registry allows doulas ...