Looking for a Healthy Start Community Doula?
Since 2021, Simply Healthcare, Sunshine Health, and March of Dimes have awarded funding to Capital Area Healthy Start to train Doulas. This doula workforce development project was also in collaboration with the Doula Network, Indian River Healthy Start Coalition, and Birth, Education, Advocacy & Mentorship (BEAM).
This partnership was established to increase the number of doulas in our local community because of their many benefits for both mother and baby. Research has shown that women who are supported by a doula during labor and childbirth are less likely to have a baby who is born too small or too soon, and more likely to have a shorter labor, and feel satisfied with their birthing experience.