When Makeetah Cochy returned home from the hospital after the first of her four children was born, she recalled feeling clueless. “I was having problems with breastfeeding, and I didn’t really have a ...

If you're interested in this career path, there are a few things you should know. In this guide, you'll learn about the doula role and the most common duties performed in this position. We'll also ...

CLEVELAND — Cleveland-based Kacie Gikonyo has spent over a decade as a registered nurse, providing care to countless individuals. However, after years of working in end-of-life care and witnessing the ...

Registered nurse Kacie Gikonyo left her standard medical career to become a death doula over two years ago. In her practice, she works with terminally ill clients and their families to help them cope ...

DoulaMatch is a national directory of doula services — both prenatal and postpartum. The site exists to make it quick and ...

Beyond medical professionals, a growing group of people are devoted to helping dying people and their families: death doulas. Similar to how a birth doula will help expecting parents give birth and ...

This story is published in cooperation with Willamette Week and the Community Doula Alliance. Amanda Mendoza had only been a doula for a few months when she heard a cry for help. One of her clients, a ...

In a Bronx apartment a few blocks away from the New York Botanical Garden, Estee Mills, a Black immigrant from St. Kitts, lives with her two children and husband. Inside the warmly-lit home, a TV ...