11/29/2025
According to a 2024 study in American Journal of Public Health, mothers who received doula care in the U.S. had a 50% lower risk of c-sections, a 29% lower risk of preterm birth, and were 46% more likely to attend a postpartum checkup. Cuts to Medicaid could threaten critical access to that care.
Read more in a new article from The New York Times:
Funding for doulas may be safe in New York, for now. But elsewhere, health experts are concerned that President Trump’s domestic policy law could jeopardize access to maternal care.