Study protocol: a mixed-methods study of the implementation of doula care to address racial health equity in six state Medicaid programs

• Main Authors: Marian Jarlenski (Author), Susan Kennedy (Author), Annaliese Johnson (Author), Caroline Hale (Author), Zoe D'Angelo (Author), Aza Nedhari (Author), Gerria Coffee (Author), Molly Chappell-McPhail (Author), Kiddada Green (Author), Dara D. Méndez (Author), Leigh G. Goetschius (Author), Sarah Gareau (Author), Kristin Ashford (Author), Andrew J. Barnes (Author), Katherine A. Ahrens (Author), Kara Zivin (Author), Elizabeth Mosley (Author), Lu Tang (Author), Writing Committee for Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Racial inequities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and mortality constitute a public health crisis in the United States. Doula care, defined as care from birth workers who provide culturally appropriate, non-clinical support during pregnancy and postpartum, has been proposed as...