Community-Based Doulas and COVID-19: Addressing Structural and Institutional Barriers to Maternal Health Equity.

Publisher: Alan Guttmacher Institute Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101140654 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1931-2393 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15386341 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Perspect Sex Reprod Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: New York, NY : Alan Guttmacher Institute, c2002-

COVID-19*; Community Health Services/*supply & distribution ; Doulas/*supply & distribution ; Health Equity/*trends ; Maternal Health/*ethnology ; Maternal Health Services/*supply & distribution; Black People/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Health Status Disparities ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Pregnancy ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States/epidemiology ; White People/statistics & numerical data ; Black or African American

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