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On Sept. 8-10, 2023, doulas of color will gather from across nation to attend the Second Annual SMC Doula Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, 1000 NE Multnomah street.
A doula can provide a mother with physical and emotional support to help deal with the process of childbirth and even assist in changing diapers or cooking while a baby is a newborn.
>> we really want people to move away from this fear and feel birth is joyful. >> reporter: the expo is trying to include access to care that includes eliminating the cost of hiring a doula. >> you don't have to qualify financially or have a certain insurance type. there's no barrier of entry. >> reporter: mama glow and beauty company carol's daughter teamed up to combat high black maternal mortality rates with their love delivered program. it expands access to doula services by providing grants to black families. >> if you have a doula and you're going through the process of having a child. y...
Delivery are thought to be the most dangerous time of pregnancy, studies show it's after mother and baby come home when most deaths occur. mathis says black doulas like her know how to advocate for their black clients. do you feel safer from complications or even potentially death by having a doula and also a black doula who understands the quality of care that a woman of color could get? >> absolutely. we have been looked at as we have a higher pain threshold. we've been looked at as dramatic. >> reporter: mathis knows from personal experience racial stereotypes about black women can lead to ...
Concerns specific to black mothers to be. her client ray is due to deliver her 7th child, but this will be her first time using a doula. >> i have learned so much from her. i feel like a whole new mother. >> reporter: while labor and delivery are thought to be the most dangerous time, studies show it is after mother and baby come home when most deaths occur. mathis said black doulas like here know how to advocate for black clients. >> do you feel safer from complications or even potentially death by having a doula and also a black doula who understands the quality of care that a woman of color...