Implementation of a Community Doula‐Hospital Partnership to Improve Access to Linguistically and Racially Concordant Doula Care for Black Birthing People

Key Points

• The study aims to assess the feasibility of a community doula-hospital partnership to enhance access to culturally appropriate doula care.
• Implemented a community doula-academic hospital partnership.
• Conducted interprofessional education sessions for physicians and labor delivery nurses.
• Surveyed healthcare providers' perceptions of doula care compared to midwifery care.
• The partnership was largely feasible to implement.
• Healthcare providers rated the appropriateness of doula care lower than midwives, indicating a need for improved education.

Abstract