AHA podcast: A hospital strategy to reduce maternal and infant health disparities
Two experts from Seattle’s Swedish Hospital explain the role that doulas serve in prenatal and postpartum care, and how physicians and doulas can work together to reduce maternal and infant health disparities. LISTEN HERE
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