Detroit wants doulas to help improve maternal, infant mortality rates

The city of Detroit plans to work with a nonprofit to train residents to be doulas to combat the city's high infant mortality ...

A doula is your closest ally, different from a midwife or babysitter, who supports the entire family of a mother before and after childbirth.

Postpartum moms really have it so, so tough, don't they?“The big event of childbirth is over, but the baby care starts ...
Washington Post

What is a doula? And other answers to common questions.

This is part of a series from The Lily that examines how the role of doulas intersects with private and public insurance, race, socioeconomic status, policy and the medical community. Over the last ...
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What Every Preggo Should Know Before Hiring a Doula

There are plenty of reasons having a doula on your birthing team can make the experience better. For starters, it can improve your birth outcome. According to the American College of Obstetricians and ...
Opinion
Southern Poverty Law CenterOpinion

State-level Medicaid funding for doula care is now more important than ever

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025, making permanent funding cuts to federal healthcare assistance programs like Medicaid. Medicaid is a joint ...