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Baltimore enlists doulas to help bring infant mortality rate down

Andrea K. McDaniels

August 01, 2017 |

The Baltimore Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A program in Baltimore is putting 4 women through training to become doulas who will help low-income, minority mothers navigate their pregnancies and childbirth. Utilizing doulas leads to better health outcomes for mothers and their infants, and Baltimore has an infant mortality rate 1.3 times higher than the rest of Maryland.

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