“I wish someone were there to explain everything to me,” Riveline Alexandre said, reflecting on the traumatic experience of giving birth to her son without a doula. Riveline has since become a ...

A birth doula is a support person a woman can privately hire during pregnancy. They usually attend the birth and provide nonclinical comfort measures such as massage, assistance getting into different ...

Doulas are non-clinical professionals who provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support throughout pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, helping address gaps in modern ...

In the days leading up to Hurricane Irma’s landfall in September 2017, Esther Louis made preparations to flee Florida with her husband and four children. The Category 4 Hurricane was expected to hit ...

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This story is published in cooperation with Willamette Week and the Community Doula Alliance. Amanda Mendoza had only been a doula for a few months when she heard a cry for help. One of her clients, a ...

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In Washington state, the maternal mortality rate was 18 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024. A staggering 80% of these deaths were preventable, often due to factors like lack of access to care, ...

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

Teddy Gant Jr. decided to pursue a career in the birth space when he was just 12 years old. An only child, Gant asked his mom about how he entered the world. He expected to hear a tale that was “all ...

Soon after learning she was pregnant, Nyah Phillips envisioned her baby's delivery in a hospital with her partner and mother at her side for support. A doula being in the delivery room during such a ...