Press the lower back: For those experiencing lower back pain or pressure, a birth partner can apply gentle, steady pressure with the heel of their hand on the lower back.

Celebrity doula Lori Bregman, whose clients include Anne Hathaway and Kristen Bell, answers our questions about pregnancy and delivery-room must-haves.

Ms. Haq, also a doula, demonstrates virtually how her client could use a scarf to relieve pressure in the hips during pregnancy. Tamara Blake Chapman for The New York Times ...

With the rise of maternal healthcare disparities, organizations should consider providing employees with access to inclusive doula services.

In 2024, Brown became a doula – a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to mothers before, during and shortly after childbirth.

Nurse Leaves After 12 Years to Be a Death Doula. How She Turns the Unconventional Job Into Something Beautiful (Exclusive) Kacie Gikonyo works with terminally ill people and their loved ones to ...

Having a baby is a life-changing event — and getting ready for it includes finding the right experts for guidance and medical care from pregnancy through delivery and beyond.

Back labor can happen when your baby's head is against your cervix. We'll tell you what it's like and how to manage it.

Unlike an ob-gyn or midwife, a doula does not assist in a birth but is trained to provide physical and emotional support to a woman before, during and shortly afterward. New York State does not ...

Certified doula and trained midwife Nicole Love analyzes Kourtney Kardashian's postpartum plan and offers practical (and affordable) ways to make it work for you.

While the doula program is open to all Milwaukee residents, a cornerstone goal of the program has been to improve birth outcomes for Black mothers, and call attention to the racism they face when ...