When Makeetah Cochy returned home from the hospital after the first of her four children was born, she recalled feeling clueless. “I was having problems with breastfeeding, and I didn’t really have a ...

DoulaMatch is a national directory of doula services — both prenatal and postpartum. The site exists to make it quick and ...

Doulas act as advocates for mothers and can help them understand complicated medical jargon. And while they aren't medically qualified to assist in the birth itself, doulas do provide support and ...

No one ever said giving birth was easy — it's physically draining, mentally taxing, and emotionally overwhelming. But research shows that doulas are significantly linked with a positive (and maybe ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A growing share of Americans, especially in rural areas, are losing access to reproductive health care. At the same time, American women are dying during or after pregnancy at ...

In the face of an escalating Black maternal health crisis, a new program is empowering Black men and expectant fathers with the education and training needed to advocate for their families from ...

To some, they offer something the NHS can't. To others, they represent an attempt to plug the gender healthcare gap with an unregulated profession - WH reports on the emerging industry of doulas ...

California's Medi-Cal now covers doula care since 2023. Learn how the state is working to increase access and awareness of this benefit.