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Bey A, Brill A, Porchia-Albert C, Gradilla M, Strauss N. 2019. Advancing birth justice: Community-based doula models as a standard of care for ending racial disparities. [Brooklyn, NY]: Ancient Song Doula Services; Village Birth International; Every Mother Counts , 33 pp.

Annotation: This document outlines the ways in which community-based doula programs in New York state have been strategically implemented to serve families most at risk for poor maternal and infant health outcomes. It describes the state's Medicaid Doula Pilot program, including the potential cost savings; presents evidence on the effectiveness of doula care in improving childbirth outcomes; and offers recommendations for states that either provide or are planning to provide Medicaid coverage of doula care.

Contact: Ancient Song Doula Services , 521 Halsey Street , Brooklyn, NY 11233, Telephone: (347) 778-3490 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Childbirth, Community health services, Cultural barriers, Ethnic factors, Medicaid, Midwifery, Doulas, Model programs, Racial factors, Social support, State Initiatives
   

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