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Introduction: Black pregnant individuals endure a disproportionate burden of preventable morbidity and mortality due to persistent, racially mediated social and systemic inequities. As patient advocates, Black community-based doulas help address these disparities via unique services not provided by conventional doulas. However, Black doulas themselves may encounter obstacles when providing care to Black perinatal clients. We characterized the barriers encountered by Black community-based doulas in Los Angeles, California. Methods: We partnered with a Black community-based doula program to conduct semistructured interviews with its community doulas and program directors, covering the following topics: motivations for becoming a doula, services provided, and challenges faced as a Black doula in perinatal settings. Interview transcripts were reviewed via directed content analysis, with attention to the influence of systemic racism on service provision. Additionally, our research team used Camara Jones' Levels of Racism, which describes race-associated differences in health outcomes to code data. Results: We interviewed 5 Black community-based doulas and 2 program directors, who all sh

Author

Kimeshia Thomas; Sasha Quist; Sayida Peprah; Khefri Riley; Pooja C. Mittal; Brian T. Nguyen

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN