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posted on: December 19, 2016

Changing the conversation on birth equity: issue brief 2 is on medicalization of birth

Changing the conversation on birth equity: issue brief 2 is on medicalization of birth

February 21, 2020

Community-Based Doulas and the Medicalization of Birth is the second of five policy briefs designed to call attention to the...

Q and A: SisterWeb Birth Doula Workshop in January

Q and A: SisterWeb Birth Doula Workshop in January

February 19, 2020

In January, Health Connect One trainers Brenda Reyes and Tikvah Wadley coached a group of doulas at SisterWeb in...

Women Experiencing Incarceration Learn Community-Based Doula Skills

Women Experiencing Incarceration Learn Community-Based Doula Skills

February 14, 2020

by Diana Pando Every year, millions of women are experiencing being incarcerated. Of them, “80% are mothers and 150,000...

Honoring Black Birth Workers of the Past

Honoring Black Birth Workers of the Past

February 6, 2020

by Olivia Dockery Black History Month is the time when we honor, reflect and learn about elders who have impacted...

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Center for American Progress-Ensuring Healthy Births Through Prenatal Support (January 2020)

SF Bay View – Moms and babies in Michigan receive the gold-standard of care (May 2019)

Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee may implement a pilot program for doulas to address infant mortality in 53206 (March 2019)

Black PR Wire – Moms and Babies in Michigan Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association Community-Based Doula Program (December 2018)

Chicago Sun-Times – I never doubted I would breastfeed my baby girl (August 2018)

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