In an emergency rule going into effect Tuesday, the state’s Medicaid health insurance program will begin paying for services provided by doulas — professionals who support women through ...

It’s 10 a.m. Thursday, about 48 hours before the grand opening, and Shannon Johns and her trusted team of doulas are busy putting the finishing touches on the new Niagara Falls location for ...

Doulas — who offer support for families during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, but do not deliver babies — have been lifted up as one solution to improving maternal and infant health ...

It’s a personal choice, they said. I also turned to social media (of course), where I discovered Arden Cartrette, otherwise known as the Miscarriage Doula. The role of the miscarriage doula (Cartrette ...

In an effort to address Missouri’s deplorable maternal mortality rates, the state issued an emergency rule Monday allowing doulas to be reimbursed through Medicaid for the next six months. Doulas — ...