# @nbcblk on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZkoFIAID-
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- **Posted:** 2019-02-27T21:01:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC BLK (@nbcblk) — https://gondola.cc/nbcblk

## Caption

Doulas are about to get a big boost in New York State — but not everyone is on board.

Doulas are trained nonmedical professionals who provide physical and emotional support to pregnant women during and after pregnancy; studies have shown they can reduce the chance of complications for mothers and babies.

To expand women's access to doulas, New York’s Department of Health is launching a pilot program on March 1 to allow Medicaid to help cover their services in Brooklyn and Erie County. Since the announcement of the pilot program in November, the doula community in New York has been buzzing about the opportunity to serve more clients — but many doulas and advocates for maternal health have also criticized the program as being inadequately funded and offering a reimbursement rate that is too low for doulas to make a living. Similar concerns have emerged in Minnesota and Oregon, the only other states to offer Medicaid coverage for doulas. 📷: Rose Wong/NBC News
#pregnancy #doulas #newyorkstate

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newyorkstate, doulas, pregnancy

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