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

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kacie Gikonyo of Parma became a death doula — a person trained to help others at the end of life — because of her calling to help people die better. “I loved being a ...

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 ...

Members of the state's doula advisory group at their March meeting in Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus. The group lost their ability to elect their own chair. This was the last meeting with Marie ...

Listen • 3:48 Medi-Cal added doulas as a benefit in 2023. Many are still waiting to get paid She’s also helped pregnant patients work through domestic violence, homelessness and poverty.

More mothers die due to childbirth in Tennessee than in any other state in the nation. Sen. London Lamar is aiming to reverse this trend with Senate Bill 44, which creates a new professional ...

(Alessio Donnini/CBC) A recent policy change at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to curb the rapid spread of measles has some doulas worried about the emotional and physical impact it could ...