During this session, participants will discuss the essential role of midwives and doulas in maternal care and how this workforce can be supported.
Doula Care and Maternal Health: An Evidence Review
Doula Care and Maternal Health: An Evidence Review
Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support before, during, and after labor and birth. This report explores the role of doulas in maternal health care, reviews the evidence on the […]
Virginia Invests in Doulas to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
Virginia Invests in Doulas to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis with poor maternal health outcomes. Across the country, states have adopted many strategies to address maternal mortality and morbidity. One state […]
Innovation Thursdays – Canopie
Innovation Thursdays – Canopie
Anne Wanlund, co-founder of Canopie, discusses this innovative app that provides digital guided self-help for maternal health with a cognitive-based therapy (CBT) core structure.
Evidence Based Birth
Evidence Based Birth
Evidence Based Birth’s mission is to raise the quality of childbirth care globally, by putting accurate, evidence based research into the hands of families and communities, so they can make informed, […]
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast
SEASON 2 IS LIVE! Join us as we speak with experts about ways we can better serve women and birthing people and advance maternal health equity. From what is going […]
Doula Care in the United States
Doula Care in the United States
“The lack of uniformity in federal requirements for doula certification makes it difficult to assess how many doulas there are in the United States.” This report provides insight to how […]
Doulas: Supporting Models that Support Families
Doulas: Supporting Models that Support Families
Evidence shows that doula support during pregnancy and birth improves the health of both mothers and babies, yet there are many barriers to accessing doula care. In this panel presentation, […]
Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources
Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources
ATMCH has a variety of syllabi and educational resources arranged under different topic areas. By clicking on the title of the resource, you can access the full resources with all […]
The Doula Medicaid Project
The Doula Medicaid Project
The National Health Law Program is currently tracking federal and state legislation relating to Medicaid coverage of doula care that has been introduced during the current legislative session. They have […]
Advancing Birth Justice: Community-based Doula Models as a Standard of Care for Ending Racial Disparities
Advancing Birth Justice: Community-based Doula Models as a Standard of Care for Ending Racial Disparities
Practical and detailed discussion of the value of doulas and community-based care models for addressing maternal health and equity.
National Doula Network: Changing lives one birth at a time
National Doula Network: Changing lives one birth at a time
The National Doula Network is a provider network of credentialed, certified doulas that are reimbursed a living wage for providing birth doula services to Medicaid families in Florida. Beyond securing […]
Community-Based Doulas and Midwives
Community-Based Doulas and Midwives
The coronavirus pandemic further emphasizes the need for a range of accessible, affordable options for pregnancy-related care and support. This report describes the role of community-based providers in addressing the […]
It takes a Village: The Maternal Wellness Village
It takes a Village: The Maternal Wellness Village
There is a fundamental need for multilevel interventions emerging from the lived- experience and expertise of Black women that provide support from early pregnancy through the end of the first […]
Improving Our Maternity Care Now: Four Care Models Decisionmakers Must Implement for Healthier Moms and Babies
Improving Our Maternity Care Now: Four Care Models Decisionmakers Must Implement for Healthier Moms and Babies
Research shows that specific care models make a demonstrable difference in better care, experiences, and birth outcomes. We must take steps to make these widely available. We have identified three […]
Four State Strategies to Employ Doulas to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Medicaid
Four State Strategies to Employ Doulas to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Medicaid
This report from the National Academy for State Health Policy highlights how four state programs support doula services to women covered by Medicaid.
Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid
Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid
This report explores how community-based maternal support services provided by community-based doulas and maternity community health workers improve maternal health outcomes. It also highlights the results of a national environmental […]