A doula is a professional birth worker who focuses on the comfort of the mother during childbirth, according to Harvard ...

A Belfast woman has launched a free ebook aimed at helping women improve their fertility following pregnancy loss.

A new study comparing the health outcomes of Medicaid patients with and without a doula suggests the extra support during pregnancy may be beneficial.

In active labour, the doula helps a mother physically, taking deep breaths along with her,” adds Celestina, further stating that in the ‘golden hour’ after birth, a doula helps a mother do ...

UPMC Magee-Womens is hosting an open house this week in Harrisburg to hire birthing doulas. The open house will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the UPMC Health Sciences Tower at ...

Mothers-to-be are getting more specialty care thanks to a new program at UPMC Magee-Womens in Erie. According to the ...

Missouri's MO HealthNet will reimburse doula services for Medicaid recipients starting October 2, 2024, after CMS approval.

“There’s a need here, and there’s not a lot of doulas here,” said Johns, who started Calming Nature a decade ago in Buffalo’s Upper West Side. Added Tiffany Blackmon, a birth and ...

Following the success of that program, Edwards looked for additional ways to help educate Black fathers, eventually launching a free six-week program, Dads to Doulas in the summer of 2024.

While not replacements for pediatricians, the bill offers doula coverage for up to a year postpartum. They differ from midwives, who focus on providing medical care during pregnancy, birth ...

Pomelo Care, a value-based virtual provider of maternity care, has acquired the Doula Network, now offering virtual and in-person maternity care. The Doula Network is a large national network of ...

Simply put, a doula offers emotional and physical support before, during and after birth. “She reassures, encourages and ...