Bill could increase access to doula care in Montana

Bill could increase access to doula care in Montana

While a growing body of research shows doula care can improve health outcomes for mothers and children, doulas statewide say people who need their services most cannot afford them. A new bill before the Montana Legislature aims to change that.

On the occasion of the World Doula Week, we meet with these professionals who accompany women before, during and after childbirth. It is a profession that is still very little known, but that is growing more and more. We have a posture of listening, welcoming. We create spaces where we guide, support and inform the parents in complementarity with medical follow-up, explains Nadège De Bonte, doula. Among the reasons why women appeal to Nadège, we…