26/01/2023
Worth the read! Finally, this movement is a start to diminishing birth disparities amongst black women in SC! If you’re birthing through Prisma and would like a Doula, TAKE ADVANTAGE 🎯
Today, January 23 is Maternal Health Awareness Day and with support of the TD Charitable Foundation, Prisma Health is developing a program to improve maternal and birth outcomes for Black mothers by pairing them with doulas for support through the birthing process.
The innovative pilot program is funded by a $125,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank. Modeled after similar interventions in North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C., the program is expected to launch by early summer. Women receiving prenatal care through any Prisma Health provider will be able to submit applications at that time.
Doulas provide non-medical support by providing encouragement, advocacy and comfort measures before, during and immediately after birth. Clinical studies show this kind of additional support may result in shorter labors with fewer complications, fewer interventions, a greater success with breast feeding and an overall feeling of a more positive birth. rptn.io/hAAg1-ASdwB