In recent years, more Black women have turned to birth doulas for support throughout their pregnancies and to assist in overcoming disparities in health care and bridging the care gap between ...

a civilian birth doula, mother of three, and 17-year Air Force veteran who works as a Department of Air Force gender adviser.

Doula care was associated with 15-34 more vaginal births after cesarean per 100 deliveries and increased exclusive breastfeeding rates by 20%. Support from doulas also reduced preterm births by 3 ...

On Dec. 6, 2018, Holly Wilkerson of Hempfield had an appointment to find out the gender of her baby she and ... her if she would like a bereavement doula, a person who has special training in ...