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Tag: Doula

Ashley Kidd-Tatge (left) and Debby Prudhomme (right) stand for a portrait outside the Park Point Marina Inn on May 12 in Duluth.
Posted inHEALTH

To tackle maternal health disparities, one Minnesota insurer looks to doula care.

Avatar photo by Catharine Richert July 12, 2022July 19, 2022

Minnesota is among a handful of states that cover doula care for people on Medicaid. Though researchers say doula services could help shrink health inequities for pregnant women of color and their babies, few women use the benefit. Standing in their way is a tangle of challenges.

Posted inHEALTH

COVID-19 keeps doulas out of hospitals and turning to online services to support mothers giving birth

by Joey Peters May 6, 2020August 30, 2020

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