Imani's Village's primary mission is to address high infant and maternal mortality rates in the Black community through doula ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Chinelo Nkwonta’s fourth child, Okoorie, is thriving at 8 months old. She is also thriving in motherhood. This birth was a lot different from her previous experience. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The coroner said midwives felt the doula had negatively affected the rapport needed for effective advice and care [Getty Images] A ...

A coroner's report into a 15-day-old's death warns unregulated doula involvement in home births can interfere with midwives.

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

If you’ve ever wondered who really helps bring a baby into the world besides doctors, midwives and doulas are the unsung heroes every parent should know about. For centuries, midwives and doulas have ...

With the baby cleaned up, and the grandparents — who are visiting from Chicago — ready to take care of the dirty crib blankets and the 2½-year-old, mom and doula settled in on the living room floor ...

'Signs of foetal distress developed but the mother was not immediately transferred to hospital,' the coroner found.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The death of a baby girl has prompted a warning over the use of doulas during births after one had "negatively impacted" midwives.