Over the weekend, Okeechobee Healthy Start trained 15 doulas in our small, rural community.
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OKEECHOBEE — Over the weekend, Okeechobee Healthy Start trained 15 doulas who will work in the Okeechobee community.
A doula is a professional childbirth assistant who provides personalized care, education and emotional support.
Healthy Start was fortunate to be awarded funding for a Doula Workforce Development project for Okeechobee residents, working in partnership with Humana Healthcare and Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition. With no delivery hospital and a lack of prenatal care, this is a huge step in bettering the maternal and child health outcomes in a maternal health desert.
