A Lorain County native is returning home this weekend to help train the next generation of birth doulas in the community where she grew up. Olivia N. Atley, a nationally certified birth doula, ...

“Our role is really to ensure that that client is heard,” says SeQuoia Kemp, “and that their human rights are protected” ...

A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

As maternal health concerns rise, some insurance companies are beginning to cover the cost of doula services. How that could ...

For Elizabeth Cawein’s first pregnancy, she hired a birth doula — someone who could advocate for her during labor, educate her on birth beforehand, and support her postpartum in recovery. Sadly, ...

HealthConnect One (HC One), the national birth equity nonprofit marking 40 years of advancing community-based doula care ...

Giving birth is a momentous and powerful moment in any woman’s life. But it is also an intensely vulnerable moment, which may push you to emotions and pain levels you never expected. Every woman needs ...

Kimberly Sherman felt a pang of uncertainty when she went to the hospital in April to give birth. As a mother of 6-year-old twin boys, this was not her first time. But entering a hospital amid a ...

Advocates in Louisiana are addressing maternal health challenges through doula support, house visit and wellness checks.