Tricare expanded its Childbirth and Breastfeeding Demonstration on Jan. 1, offering more options to expectant mothers, such as coverage for doulas. (Maria Christina Yager/Army) This article was ...

Around 10 years ago, when mom of five daughters, Anne Hagan, was asked by one of them to be in the delivery room during the birth of her first child, she didn’t know that the experience would ...

When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. Her cervix stopped dilating. After a few hours, doctors at Phoebe Putney Memorial ...

NEW YORK -- New York is making it easier for expecting, birthing and postpartum mothers to access doulas and doctors appointments. Doulas provide non-medical support, like attending doctors ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health is training 25 doulas for 2026 to provide ...

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

A mother-to-be volunteered to receive services from the doulas during their graduation ceremony at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford on September 5, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror ...

"Don't give me narcotics." Emmalee Hortin, a doula, recalled one of her clients delivering that message to hospital staff.