
We must increase Medicaid recipients’ access to doulas, remove barriers to birth centers and grant midwives full practice authority

We must increase Medicaid recipients’ access to doulas, remove barriers to birth centers and grant midwives full practice authority
(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)Advocates, lawmakers look to change NJ’s rules to allow for more births outside hospital setting

Interview: New Jersey's first lady Tammy Murphy
(NJ Spotlight News)The site of the facility in Trenton has not yet been made public
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)The program, originally set to start this spring, will begin in January
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)Doulas, insurance expansion among moves that may be expanded to other states

When Phil and Tammy Murphy came into office last year, New Jersey was 45th out of 50th in terms of maternal mortality. There are now ...

A doula is an informational, educational, and emotional support for women before, during and after birth.