The growth of postpartum services highlights more demand for doulas and other specialists. Here's how to break into the field ...

Jane Frost transitioned from a career in fashion to birth and postpartum services. Here's how she made the pivot to support ...

Ty Roberts became a doula after witnessing firsthand how advocacy − or a lack thereof − can transform a birth experience. In 2021, she founded Gennisi Charitable Birth Services to give low ...

Emma Clare, 34, from York, runs the membership association End of Life Doula UK. 'Many choose to volunteer their services, others charge an hourly rate of £25 to £35 on average,' she says.

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With these disparities so starkly highlighted, it's no surprise that doulas are now playing a unique and powerful role in equitable maternal healthcare. These birthing professionals offer physical ...

Tricare expanded its Childbirth and Breastfeeding Demonstration on Jan. 1, offering more options to expectant mothers, such as coverage for doulas. (Maria Christina Yager/Army) This article was ...

The word doula comes from the ancient Greek for "female slave". According to Doula UK, the voluntary organisation that accredits around 700 birth doulas nationwide, they provide "continuous ...

The word doula comes from the ancient Greek for "female slave". According to Doula UK, the voluntary organisation that accredits around 700 birth doulas nationwide, they provide "continuous physical ...

She is now calling on the government to introduce regulation for doulas. Director of Doula UK Trudi Dawson told the BBC that they do not perform medical tasks and are only there for "advocacy and ...