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Black Maternal Health Symposium fosters dialogue on racial disparities in reproductive and birth outcomes

Black doulas are about to be trained in an effort to help families in Berkshire County give birth safely

After Berkshire Nursing Families identified that there were no Black doulas working in Berkshire County, Health New England gave Springfield Family Doulas $50,000 to help train and support Black people

BHS Partners to Launch Support Group for Expecting Women of Color

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Springfield Birth Options: The Importance of Doulas

by afampov · March 2, 2021 In a birthing room in India, as my colleague once told me, sometimes it’s hard to tell who the midwife is. Young and old women surround the pregnant person – one bringing her teas, another arranging and cleaning the area, another nursing the laboring woman’s own 1-year-old infant, and others sitting in the corner praying. All of these women – mother, sisters, aunties, neighbors, and, of course, the local midwife – are like a skilled staff, trained by years of exposure to and experience with birth. Most of us today, in contrast, have little or no knowledge and maybe a fear of supporting another in labor. We don’t know anything about herbal remedies, acupressure points, massage, breathing techniques, and many other comfort measures.