To qualify for the doula services under the demonstration project, mothers must be at least 20 weeks pregnant, plan to give birth outside a military hospital or clinic and see a Tricare-authorized ...

LT: Midwives are clinical healthcare providers who are licensed to facilitate birth. During labor and delivery, a midwife is ...

Home birth is also an option with midwife care in Iowa, although Hutchins says these specialists are often booked far ahead. "Doula services can reduce cesarean sections, decrease the need for ...