{"id":6524,"date":"2022-06-10T22:11:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T22:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2022-06-10T22:12:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T22:12:25","slug":"crosscut-article-features-interview-with-uw-chws-researcher-paula-kett-on-the-important-role-of-doulas-in-health-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2022\/06\/10\/crosscut-article-features-interview-with-uw-chws-researcher-paula-kett-on-the-important-role-of-doulas-in-health-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Crosscut article features interview with UW CHWS researcher Paula Kett on the important role of doulas in health equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure id=\"attachment_6526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6526\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6526\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/doulas-hand-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/doulas-hand-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/doulas-hand-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/doulas-hand.png 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Birthmatters.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\">UW CHWS research scientist,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/team\/paula-kett\/\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/team\/paula-kett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link &nbsp;Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN\">&nbsp;Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\">&nbsp;was interviewed as part of an investigative report in&nbsp;<a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"https:\/\/crosscut.com\/equity\/2022\/06\/working-doula-can-be-life-changing-mothers-color\" href=\"https:\/\/crosscut.com\/equity\/2022\/06\/working-doula-can-be-life-changing-mothers-color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Crosscut\">Crosscut<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\">on the important role doulas play in advancing perinatal equity through their work supporting parents in navigating<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\">&nbsp;pregnancy, childbirth, and life with a newborn. Dr. Kett shared the results of a study she and colleagues published in Health Equity in 2022, which investigates&nbsp;<span style=\"margin: 0px; font-weight: inherit;\">the&nbsp;<a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/publications\/addressing-systemic-racism-in-birth-doula-services-to-reduce-health-inequities-in-the-united-states\/\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/publications\/addressing-systemic-racism-in-birth-doula-services-to-reduce-health-inequities-in-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link affordability, accessibility, and content of doula training and expansion of doula services as part of addressing systemic racism in perinatal care.&nbsp;\">affordability, accessibility, and content of doula training and expansion of doula services as part of addressing systemic racism in perinatal care.&nbsp;<\/a>.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\">The study looked at how community-based organizations and larger health systems have worked&nbsp;<span style=\"margin: 0px; font-weight: inherit;\">to recruit, train, and employ doulas<\/span>&nbsp;and sought their thoughts on systemic changes necessary to confront health inequities and make doulas more accessible.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CHWS research scientist,&nbsp;Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN&nbsp;was interviewed as part of an investigative report in&nbsp;Crosscut&nbsp;on the important role doulas play in advancing perinatal equity through their work supporting parents in navigating&nbsp;pregnancy, childbirth, and life with a newborn. 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