Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.

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, ...

Doula-assisted childbirths have been associated with better health outcomes, including fewer complications for mothers and their newborns. With the goal of improving health outcomes, Michigan has made ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Certified Community-Based Doula Certification Act is now law, marking a significant step forward for maternal health in Arkansas. The new legislation allows doulas to become ...

A bill that would establish a doula certification program is making its way through the state Senate. Sponsored by Sen. Martine Gulick, D-Chittenden-Central, S.53 would create a certification process ...

Across the last two decades, America has been experiencing a notable maternal health crisis. According to an observational study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, maternal mortality ...

Doula trainee MonToya Taylor takes part in a simulation training on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Texas Woman's University in Dallas. The program graduated its first class of eight doulas earlier this ...

DENVER — A new law in Colorado is making that doula services easier for many women to access. In July, a new law went into effect that allows doula services to be covered under Medicaid. For new moms, ...