Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Doulas

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Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow

Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that's long had one of the nation's ...

Jan 8, 2026

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Doulas, once a luxury, are increasingly covered by Medicaid—even in GOP states

As a postpartum doula, Dawn Oliver does her best work in the middle of the night.

Jul 16, 2025

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