Doulas offer a critical opportunity to address disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity within Black, indigenous, and Latino populations. As many states seek to improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among people of color, strategies to expand the maternity care workforce and implement an accessible doula network are increasingly a priority. New Jersey, for example, began providing Medicaid coverage of doula services in January 2021 with a focus on supporting and expanding the doula workforce. California is seeking to implement coverage for doulas as part of a broad set of activities to improve maternity care implemented under the SB-65 California Momnibus Act and recent state budget provisions.

This webinar, made possible by the California Health Care Foundation, will explore challenges and opportunities to expanding the maternity care workforce and highlight California and New Jersey’s experiences in implementing the doula benefit. National and state experts will share key considerations for developing a doula workforce. New Jersey and California’s experiences in supporting doulas can help inform state Medicaid agencies that are seeking to add doulas to their provider networks.

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