A mom has gone viral for explaining what it’s like to hire a postpartum doula to help watch her newborn baby overnight. "So this is what it looks like for a typical night with our postpartum nighttime ...

Just in time for Mother’s Day on Sunday, Kourtney Kardashian has shared her postpartum recovery plan. In a new post for her lifestyle site, Poosh, Kardashian, 45, revealed that after welcoming her son ...

As tight-knit and community-driven as her home state of Rhode Island is, Iacobucci felt isolated in her newfound difficulties ...

5 / 85s a single mom by choice (SMBC), the decision to hire a doula — both for the birth of my daughter and the postpartum period that followed — was an easy one for me. Although doulas are not meant ...

Grandparents are the invisible scaffolding in many new families. Here is what research shows about their impact, the ...

The CARE for Moms Act focuses on support and resources to moms before and after they give birth. The legislation is in the beginning stages, but part of it calls for growing doula services. That’s ...

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New parenthood — during which ordinary people find themselves abruptly responsible for a brand-new and sometimes famished, inconsolable being — is famously harrowing. It is good to have supportive ...

Brittany Bright posted a video of her nighttime routine, which includes a postpartum night doula, to Twitter on Nov. 18. The video shows Bright getting her newborn ready for bed and prepping bottles ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Bringing home a new baby is supposed to be one of the most joyful times in a family’s life, but for many, the “fourth trimester” is a challenging time. “We put more emphasis ...

Colorado’s Medicaid program now covers doula care for all pregnant and postpartum members, but advocates don’t expect to see an immediate improvement in maternal health. Doulas aren’t medical ...