I went to my pregnancy scan, confidently, alone. The sonographer, who was jovial when I arrived, grew quieter as she moved ...

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

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

Simply put, a doula offers emotional and physical support before, during and after birth. “She reassures, encourages and motivates you, preparing you for labour and motherhood,” says Celestina ...

But a current trend of engaging birth doulas — nonmedical guides offering continuous one-on-one physical and psychological support in the pre-, peri,- and postnatal periods — may be poised to ...

Max Mowitz sees the effects of Iowa’s gender-affirming care ban every day in their work in Des Moines, particularly on trans ...

When Jennifer Kirshner arrived for her first shift as an abortion doula, she didn't know what to expect. She drove home ...

She gave birth to a boy who became a shaman. So you see,” she said with evident satisfaction, “the first shaman was actually a woman.” Leaving Baikal, I thought about something Oleg ...

Arizonans who get their health coverage through the state’s Medicaid program can now be reimbursed for the costs of doula ...

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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 ...

Indiana has the seventh highest maternal mortality rate among reporting states and the seventh highest for infant mortality. The National Institutes of Health recommends the use of doulas to ...