New York aims to give low-income pregnant women access to doulas — but some say it’s not enough

Doulas are about to get a big boost in New York State — but not everyone is on board. - NBCBLK

“Doulas, midwives and alternative health practitioners have long been a part of maternal and family health in communities of color," New York State Assembly Member Tremaine Wright said in a statement. She represents a district in Brooklyn where the program will be implemented."Capturing these important practitioners in Medicaid repayment is a major recognition and will go a long way to increase healthy births.

Francis described her birthing experience as"wonderful" and credited her doula for being supportive, but also objective."It was helpful to have somebody to hold me accountable to what I wanted. Sometimes when you have people that are really close to you in those spaces, it can be easy to fall short.

“We, as doulas of color, are sometimes getting the short end of the stick by wanting and having a passion to work within our own communities," Toomer said. “Half the time we can’t even serve people because we don’t have the capacity to be able to do so, but we don’t turn anyone away,” Porchia-Albert said.

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