If you’ve ever wondered who really helps bring a baby into the world besides doctors, midwives and doulas are the unsung heroes every parent should know about. For centuries, midwives and doulas have ...

On a Friday morning in early September, a group of women sit cross-legged facing small candles and flowers in a softly-lit birth training room in Hartford. Six of the women form a circle around a ...

At the beginning of 2025, Arkansas had fewer than 50 trained doulas, or trained birth coaches, across the state, according to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Twelve months later, the ...