Doulas are trained professionals who provide nonclinical support during pregnancy and birth, acting as advocates and supportive resources. Research has found that doula care can improve maternal and infant health outcomes.1
Providence Swedish, the largest nonprofit health care provider in the greater Seattle area, built a doula network to improve access to doula care services. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington is proud to support this work through a $100,000 grant.
Watch this video with Nwando Anyaoku, MD, MPH, MBA, Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer, Providence Swedish Health Services, and Jin Tsuchiya, Regional Policy Director, UnitedHealthcare Community & State, to learn more about how health systems can advance birth equity through culturally congruent doula care.
To learn more about how UnitedHealthcare is piloting programs across the country to support Doulas serving Medicaid members, click here.
