A doula is a non-medical professional who provides support with information preparedness, guidance, companionship and coaching during and after a pregnancy. Pimienta is Colombian, and her husband ...

Research shows they are key to better health outcomes. Several efforts, including the city’s first doula support center, are ...

The Chicago Death Doula Collective specializes in various aspects of “death work.” Members help people with end-of-life ...

Nationwide, Black women face a maternal mortality rate three times higher than white women. To address the disparity, the ...

South Dakota Medicaid will start covering doula birth and postpartum services in 2025. Medicaid is a joint federal-state ...

Latham Thomas's Mama Glow is fighting for birth equity and, in the process, supporting thousands of new entrepreneurs.

When Emmalee Garate applied to be a doula, there were none in Cass County. When she interviewed for the position with the ...

Cook County’s public health system is launching free doula services for pregnant patients to help reduce health disparities.

The woman behind a Burnley group that supports pregnant women and new mums fears she will have to close it due to a lack of ...

When Abrionna Markham heard about the opportunity to take over the Topeka Doula Project, she answered the call.

Cook County officials announced the start of free doula care for pregnant patients on Tuesday. "Doulas empower families by ...

Cook County’s public health system is launching free doula services for pregnant patients to help reduce health disparities.