New York City is to offer free access to doulas for families in the city's most vulnerable neighborhoods.
Mayor Eric Adams announced the expansion of the program, known as the Citywide Doula Initiative, on Wednesday. The project aims to provide access to doulas for 500 families by the end of June, according to Adams' statement.A doula is a"professional labor assistant who provides physical and emotional support" during pregnancy and childbirth, according to the Mayo Clinic. Doulas are not required to have any professional health care experience.
"The root causes of racial disparities in maternal health are real, so it's time we do right by every mother and every baby, no matter the color of their skin or the language they speak," said the mayor."By expanding and investing in both doulas and midwives, we are taking the steps necessary to begin to address the disparities in maternal deaths, life-threatening complications from childbirth, and infant mortality.
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