Rogers hospital to be first to use Arkansas’ initiative for doulas in maternal healthcare

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: May 25, 2026

Words: 378

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A northwest Arkansas hospital will be the first to use the state’s initiative to integrate doulas into maternal healthcare, the state’s largest healthcare system announced last week.

Doulas provide emotional, physical, educational and logistical support to parents-to-be and serve as middlemen between them and other medical professionals.

The Advancing Doulas and Perinatal Teams Toolkit from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences “creates a continuity of care that drives better outcomes,” UAMS Institute for …

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