Congratulations to Dr. Marian Jarlenski for a successful PCORI grant focused on improving pregnancy-related health outcomes.
“This study represents the first multi-state study focused on how to implement doula services in a way that can advance racial equity in Medicaid programs...By learning from Medicaid patients, doulas, and state Medicaid agency stakeholders, our findings will provide new and much-needed evidence on how doula care can interrupt the structural and interpersonal racism that people experience during pregnancy and postpartum, and, in turn, facilitate access to evidence-based and lifesaving care and support.”