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As of today, 19 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., reimburse doulas through Medicaid, according to data from the National Health Law Program. The first was California in 2023. The first was ...
Moms working with doulas were also less likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, which is particularly important given our current maternal health crisis—the US has one of the highest ...
A doula (left) applying pressure to a pregnant woman during labor. A doula (/ ˈ d uː l ə /; from Ancient Greek δούλα 'female slave'; Greek pronunciation:) is a non-medical professional who provides guidance for the service of others and who supports another person (the doula's client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or ...
“Disability doulas are these tendrils reaching toward community to be like, ‘We got you, come to us,’” says Schalk, who has served as a crip doula (another term for disability doula that ...
Dana Louise Raphael (January 5, 1926 – February 2, 2016) was an American medical anthropologist. She was a strong advocate of breastfeeding and promoted the movement to recruit non-medical care-givers to assist mothers during and after childbirth.
The work of an abortion doula was developed through the women's health movement in the 1980s where midwifery communities are doula began providing support for childbirth. [13] According to Bustle, the first abortion doula collective was formed in New York City in 2007, as a response to how the culture viewed abortion.
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A death midwife, [1] or death doula, [2] is a person who assists in the dying process, much like a midwife or doula does with the birthing process.It is often a community based role, aiming to help families cope with death, recognizing it as a natural and important part of life.