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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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Because the head is the largest and least flexible part of the baby, it's best for it to lead the way into the birth canal. That way there's little risk the body will make it through but the baby ...

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 ...

Pomelo Care, a value-based virtual provider of maternity care, has acquired the Doula Network, now offering virtual and in-person maternity care. The Doula Network is a large national network of ...

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 ...