Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.

Like many first-time moms, Nathalia Marin Torres was excited when she found out she was pregnant last August, but she was also a bit nervous.

A postpartum doula is a professional trained to work with a new mother through the period after birth. The postpartum period, sometimes called the fourth trimester, is the first 6 weeks after the ...

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More than 600 Missourians on Medicaid have given birth with help of doula since late 2024, when the program was launched as part of an effort to combat the state's poor birth outcome.

Typically called a birth doula, a doula is a non-medical specialist who provides physical and emotional support during labor and childbirth. Although most women do not have a birth doula — only 6% of ...

A few years ago, when Jessica Levenhagen of Grand Forks was eight weeks pregnant with her first child, she underwent an ultrasound procedure with her husband at her side. It was a little more than he ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va - Up to 120 expecting mothers who are Black and living in Henrico County will get access to doula services free of charge through October. The Richmond-Henrico Health District ...