Research has shown that moms with doulas were significantly less likely to have birth complications or low birth weight babies.
or regulations—and for many people, those effects had already been in place beforehand. How has this political climate affected how you approach your work, or the work itself? was the bare minimum. Especially working within Black maternal health and reproductive health [spaces] and understanding that a lot of the places where abortion was already restricted, they also have poor access to maternal health care resources.
W+G: Doulas have been linked to better outcomes for expectant moms and babies, like a decreased risk of birth complications and low birthweight. What do you think needs to be done to help increase access to doulas for those who need their support most?At the community level, the patient needs to be able to feel like they have the necessary funds to be able to access the doula, and that they have enough doulas to be able to cover the services.
What I really like about BabyDove and the Black Birth Equity Fund is that they are providing the resources and grants so that individuals can get a doula. They have a directory folks can tap into and find doula services in their local area. And then they can apply for a grant to be able to cover doula services. Oftentimes cost is a barrier [to having a doula]. Now, that barrier is being removed.
As doulas, I would like to hope that my voice is being heard. But I also know that BabyDove has a greater reach. It has a [consumer] base that is large, and it gives… this greater platform for folks to be able to hear information, get information, ask questions, talk to a doula, and really try to find a way to be able to engage at a broader spectrum. [I want people] to understand that you deserve to be centered, you deserve to be treated with love and respect and dignity.
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