PROGRAM UPDATE:
The Doula/CHA Program has reached capacity and no longer enrolling clients.
Instead, we welcome you to book a FREE tele-health call with one of our Doulas here- Frontline Doula Hotline
Doula/CHA Support
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY DOULA/CHA?
As a part of this new program, our amazing community doulas have undergone rigorous training to serve as community health advocates (CHA) in addition to providing the excellent care Frontline Doulas are known for.
Doula/CHA’s will:
Provide family centered services, that are trauma informed, to encourage safe and respectful care to birthing communities that have been historically marginalized.
Support birthing people in prenatal visits, labor, and delivery, and post-partum follow up.
Provide physical, culturally appropriate emotional, and informational support.
Conduct screenings prior to the birth,for emotional wellness and health concerns.
Provide referrals to any needed mental health, trauma-targeted or social service needs.
A NO COST culturally responsive doula support program to drive equitable health outcomes for Black families and infants in Los Angeles County.
PROGRAM UPDATE: We have reached full enrollment:
If you identify as Black or African American, we invite you to book a telehealth call with one of our doulas here: Frontline Doula Hotline.
While this FREE program has no income requirement, families with financial need are strongly encouraged to apply.
We look forward to serving you!
Sincerely,
Dr. Sayida Peprah and Khefri Riley, Co-Directors of the Frontline Doulas
and The Frontline Doulas Team
What you get:
Doula Care from a Frontline Doula Community Health Advocate:
3 Prenatal Visits
Support at Birth
3 Postpartum Visits
Community-Centered Practices
Advocacy
Emotional Support
Culturally Competent Care
Lactation Education
Referrals for IBCLC Lactation Consultations
Childbirth Education Resources
Frontline Doula Client Portal
PlumTree Education Curriculum
Educated Birth Handouts
The families in our Frontline Doula Community Health Advocate (Doula/CHA) Program will receive the above PLUS:
CHA Support
Community Health Advocate CHA Screenings
Community Referral Platforms
UNITE US
Due Date Plus
Community-Based Referrals
Fatherhood/Partner Support
Monthly father support group partner Donuts with Dads
Fatherhood & Partner Awareness Education handouts, videos
Queer Parent Support
Community Connections
WHO WILL THEY SERVE:
Our mission is to support the connection between Black doulas and Black birthing families in need of non-medical emotional support and practical guidance on common pregnancy and postpartum related concerns.
We are intensifying our efforts to place Black birthing people with trauma-informed, community-based doulas, who will act in a dual role as a doula and community health advocate, centering the experiences and voices of the communities they come from.
Press Kit
Program Directors:
Sayida Peprah, PsyD, Doula and Khefri Riley, CLEC, CPYT, Doula
Frontline Doula Community Health Advocate (Doula/CHA) Program is a part of the Maternal Child Health Equity Initiative from Blue Shield.
This program is funded with the support of Community Investment funds from Blue Shield of California.
Our producing fiscal sponsor, Diversity Uplifts, Inc. works wholeheartedly to address the needs of Black birthing families.
The Maternal Child Health Equity Initiative will assist in transforming the perpetual racial health inequities and racially biased maternal care gaps by addressing maternal care needs and maternal health disparities. The program's goal is to develop prenatal and postpartum support systems, improving access to critical maternal care services, and providing social need resource referrals.