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Study links maternal health risks during pregnancy to higher blood pressure in children

3 Actions You Can Take To Support Doula Access Through Medicaid Reform

New community-based partnership between UNC school system and Robeson County

Rural Women’s Health Care Trends in North Carolina

Register for North Carolina March for Change!

2025 Black Maternal Health Week

2025 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW25)

CHSNJ is the only accredited community-based doula program in Trenton NJ.

Moms in Trenton, New Jersey  Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through CHSNJ  Community-Based Doula AMAR Program

Advocate Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Excellent Black Maternal Health

Advocate Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Excellent Black Maternal Health Outcomes by U.S. News & World Report

reduce maternal mortality rates

NC health organizations create partnership to reduce maternal mortality rates

Annual Report 2024

HealthConnect One Annual Report 2024

Health committee members want Medicaid-funded doula services in NC

Health committee members want Medicaid-funded doula services in NC

In North Carolina, Exemplary Maternal Care Benefits Black Patients

Mecklenburg residents

Two worrying mental, maternal health trends emerge in 2024 Mecklenburg County report

Helene in Western North Carolina: Everything you need to know from help to recovery efforts

Helene in Western North Carolina: Everything you need to know from help to recovery efforts

November is Prematurity Awareness Month.

A Quick Look at Doulas and Preterm Birth Rates 

Healthy Baby Network has received national Accreditation

Healthy Baby Network in Rochester, NY receives the Gold-Standard of Community-Based Doula Programming

the importance of rest for your mental and physical well-being.

The Power of Rest

Early Relational Health Report

As we know, doulas play an essential role in ensuring women and birthing people maintain agency over their body during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. For LGBTQ+ birthing people, this is especially important.

Role of Doulas for LGBTQ+ Individuals and Couples 

Global Perinatal Services has achieved its first HC One Community-Based Doula Accreditation! GPS is a HealthConnect One accredited Community-Based Doula Program site and provider of Community-Based Doula Training.

Moms and Babies in Burien, Washington Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through Global Perinatal Services  Community-Based Doula Program

SBCC has successfully received national Accreditation through HealthConnect One’s (HC One) Community-Based Doula Accreditation Program.

Birthing Families in Los Angeles County, California- Receive the Gold Standard of Care Through SBCC Community-Based Doula Program

Happy Juneteenth! In honor of the holiday recognize and uplift the ongoing fights for equality that Black and African Americans in the U.S. are a part of today.

Happy Juneteenth!

Before engaging with someone new, ask what their preferred pronouns are and what birthing terms they feel most comfortable using.

Inclusive and Gender Neutral Terminology in Birth Work 

Preeclampsia is characterized by a rapid rise in blood pressure that can lead to seizure, stroke, multiple organ failure, and death of the mother and/or baby. It affects 1 in 25 pregnancies in the US. One of the most effective ways to address this is to provide access to midwives and doulas throughout the prenatal period, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period.

May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month 

May is Maternal mental health overall wellbeing of birthing people, new parents, and their babies.

Maternal Mental Health Month

BirthMatters-Press-Release

Young Moms in S.C. Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through BirthMatters Community-Based Doula Program

TBEI-Press-Release accreditation

Moms and Babies in Tulsa, Oklahoma Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative Community-Based Doula Program

BMBA Community-Based Doula Accreditation Program

Moms and Babies in Michigan Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association’s Community-Based Doula Program

HealthConnect One Receives $3.5 million gift from MacKenzie Scott

HealthConnect One Receives $3.5 million gift from MacKenzie Scott

breastfeeding while working

Breastfeeding for Working Parents- Challenges and Support

Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023

Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023

Doulas Deserve Sustainability: Forecasting and Sustainability Tool for Community Doula Organizations! 

Announcing the 2023 Birth & Beyond Summit

Celebrating AAPI Month

Preserving Black Futures; Resisting White Supremacy

Build Back Better Passes the House!

Undoing Racism to Improve Birth Outcomes in Rochester

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Take Action for Birthing Families

"Relcaiming latinx birth traditions"

Reclaiming Latinx Birth Traditions

We’re Hiring for two Coordinator Positions

HC One Supports Postpartum Medicaid Extension in House COVID Bill

Historic legislation introduced on Black Maternal Health

Honoring Birth Justice Heroes: Looking To The Past As We Chart A New Future

Racial Equity for All Moms, Babies and Families

Post Election: Supporting Black, Brown, & Indigenous Moms, Babies, & Families

HC One Announces New Executive Director: Twylla Dillion, MBA, PhD.

Eng Span webinars

Apoyando a Familias | Supporting Families During COVID-19 and Emergencies

Jamarah Amani webinar photo

Increase power, improve health outcomes, Amani says

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Reports highlight community-based doulas’ role vs. maternal health crisis

Q and A: SisterWeb Birth Doula Workshop in January

Women Experiencing Incarceration Learn Community-Based Doula Skills

Breastfeeding in L.A.

BELA Community Project Awards

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Black Breastfeeding after a History of Trauma

CSI’s Inaugural National First Food Racial Equity Cohort

On Sojourner Truth, Motherhood and Trust

On Working for Breastfeeding Equity

Shared Voices for Equity in Birth and Breastfeeding

Maria Briseño, on Why She is Running for USBC Midwest Regional Representative

Where Do You Look For Strength? #ThrowbackThursday 1995