Reciprocal education as a conduit to build trust and skills in black birth workers

Abstract

The objective of this study was to create a structured bidirectional curriculum between community doulas, and institutional obstetric providers to address common pregnancy complications that disproportionately affect on black women including GDM, preeclampsia, and postpartum warning signs and breastfeeding. We hypothesized that the implementation of comprehensive didactic training for doulas will improve doula participant knowledge of these conditions.