(L-4) Centering Mothers’ Voices: Barriers and Facilitators to Doula Care Access

Centering Mothers’ Voices, a qualitative study of Black mothers’ access to doula support. Focus groups and interviews (n=42) revealed four themes: support beyond pregnancy; support within pregnancy; opportunities for doulas; and factors shaping use. Guided by community partnerships (Baltimore Healthy Start and local health departments) and a Community Advisory Board, the work centers on lived experience and informs Medicaid access, bias training, and community-based doula workforce pathways.