Never underestimate the power of community, especially when it comes to Black women looking out for each other. That superpower has always been our armor, our refuge, and our resistance. And now, in ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa Black Doula Collective is getting a 10-thousand dollar grant from Molina Health Care to help new moms in the Quad Cities Area. The grant aims to increase the number ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A statewide organization focused on improving reproductive health outcomes for Black individuals in Iowa received a significant donation on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to help continue its ...

As part of a pilot program, “educational doulas” are working with students at Douglass and Battle high schools this school year to connect them with needed resources. Erica Dickson, founder of the Mid ...

A new grant is helping Iowa doulas support Black mothers and their babies. Molina Healthcare of Iowa announced a $10,000 grant to the Iowa Black Doula Collective that will fund doula training to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana ranks second when it comes to maternal death rates, and Black women make up more than 60% of those deaths. Now many Black women are choosing to have doulas during ...

Lydia Harris is heading back to school, but the burden of paying for her education has been taken care of. Harris works as a doula and is a certified lactation specialist, helping educate new mothers ...

It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Here’s everything you should know to protect yourself and those you love. Motherhood is a gift, and organizations in the United States aim to help preserve and expand ...

Black women in Missouri are three times more likely to die during pregnancy or within one year after childbirth than white women, according to Missouri’s 2023 Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review. St ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black doulas and midwives can be vital to a Black birthing person's success, however, they face challenges in attempting to ...