A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

In 2024, Pam Sulton invited her friend, Yvonne Smith, to join her at StoryCorps to share what inspired her to become a doula and some of her experiences along the way, a conversation Sulton hopes to ...

Childbirth — painful, messy, unpredictable — has been part of humankind for time immemorial. And in the US, which has surprisingly high rates of avoidable complications and maternal deaths, more ...

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 ...

World Doula Week is right now, March 22-28. Doulas provide non-medical support to improve the health of birthing people and women, newborns, and families. We work with and for the birthing person and ...

More women are hiring doula care to have a secondary voice and body of support in their birthing spaces. Credit: Photo by Cole Deelah Laura Cofino hasn’t always considered the hospital to be her safe ...