COMMUNITY DOULA ALLIANCE
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Mission Statement
At Community Doula Alliance, our mission is to increase awareness and advocate for racially, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse doulas. Our focus is to train the next generation of exceptional professional doulas while improving maternal and infant health outcomes and reclaiming cultural practices in their respective communities. As a Black, women-led non-profit organization, our programs are designed within a racial equity framework to address the growing need to support community-based doulas in the Portland, Oregon area, ensuring that families receive the highest quality of culturally-specific care. By fostering a community of exceptionally trained doulas, we aim to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes and create a thriving environment for all.
About This Cause
More than 20 women in the United States will die of pregnancy-related causes this week alone, more than any other country in the developed world. The funerals for these mothers are nearly 5 times more likely to take place in Black and Indigenous communities.This is a public health crisis that is finally gaining national attention, but not enough action. There are many complex solutions to improving maternal mortality rates for women of color and it may take decades to decolonize the health care system, but birth and postpartum doulas are an ancient, low cost way to provide families with immediate support that will improve maternal-infant health outcomes. Doulas are trained professionals who provide consistent physical, emotional, informational, and advocacy support to families throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences. Doulas are not medical staff, their role is to support pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people by ensuring clients have the knowledge, respect, agency, and connection needed to successfully navigate healthcare systems, make informed decisions, and have more positive perinatal experiences and outcomes. Studies show that women with doula support experience shorter labors with fewer interventions and newborns are healthier and more likely to breastfeed. The benefits of doula care are even greater when there is a cultural match between the client and doula in which the doula looks like the client and understands her culture, language, and community.