Evidence shows that doulas can improve health outcomes for birthing women. Texas birth workers want their services to be ...

This is part of a series from The Lily that examines how the role of doulas intersects with private and public insurance, race, socioeconomic status, policy and the medical community. Over the last ...

Perhaps most remarkable, however, is the fact that doulas don’t simply reduce the risk of negative outcomes. Rather, they reframe an experience that’s widely seen as “traumatizing” into one that’s ...

The Roots Family Center has opened a new space in Denver aimed at expanding its community programs, including a growing doula ...

Childbirth historically involved a support system of women who assisted a woman from her pregnancy through the birth and in the immediate postpartum period afterward. Today, obstetricians and midwives ...

The newest class of 25 doula trainees started their program in January and represent 14 counties across the state.

Similar to how a birth doula will help expecting parents give birth and welcome their child into the world, death doulas help people as they face the anxiety and fear that comes with preparing to ...

Heymann helps clients face their fears and provides comfort by creating a sacred space for their final days: ‘We need to honor death’ As an end-of-life doula Martha Heymann helps her clients learn to ...

A new hub designed to train and support birth and postpartum doula professionals has launched in WNY, offering resources to ...

Proposed rules for Medicaid coverage of doula care became public over a month after the legally mandated deadline ...

A Zeeland woman's labor took an unexpected turn when she delivered her baby breech on her driveway with help from her doula ...