CHCF April 15, 2024
An interview with health equity advocate Sayida Peprah-Wilson about the future of doula care
For centuries, devoted community members have supported expectant parents during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. In the late 1970’s, the term “doula,” a Greek word meaning “a woman who serves,” was used to describe an emerging profession following this tradition. These nonclinical health professionals provide physical and emotional support to families before, during, and after childbirth, which is part of a well-established tradition in Black and Indigenous communities. Yet only recently has “community-based” doula care, as opposed to individual doula business entities, been recognized for its potential to help address the Black maternal health crisis in California and nationwide.
On January 1, 2023, the California Department of...
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