Coroner says non-medical support assistant affected midwifery provision and delayed mother’s transfer to Portsmouth hospital ...

A coroner's report into a 15-day-old's death warns unregulated doula involvement in home births can interfere with midwives.

The coroner says the role of the doula negatively impacted work of midwives prior to the death.

'Signs of foetal distress developed but the mother was not immediately transferred to hospital,' the coroner found.

The coroner warns that unclear guidance on doulas' roles may risk mothers and babies, and urges a review in order to prevent ...

Different from hospice or palliative care, end-of-life doulas help shepherd patients and loved ones through the process of ...

A coroner has warned more babies could die without guidance on the role of “unregulated” birthing assistants, after the death ...

While doulas are non-medical professionals, they provide informational, emotional, and physical support before, during, and ...

Missouri Appleseed is requesting state funding for doulas to support incarcerated women during pregnancy and childbirth, ...

WPTV listened to a 'death doula', or end-of-life doula, who explained how she's working to make death less scary and ease the ...