The University of the Union of Virginia is the first HBCU, which offers two Doula courses.
The University of the Union of Virginia declared The start of the new Doula certification programMaking it in Virginia’s first historically black college or university to offer such a program.
The private institution cooperates with Virginia Health and Birthday, Reproductive Health and Education Organization. The statement was made at a press conference on March 18.
The birth of color was founded by Kenda Satton-Eli, who took part in the event and praised Wuu’s commitment to the promotion of black health.
“Anywhere can create their Douula program, but why not return to the organization, which actually created awareness around Doulas, which actually created awareness about black health, and we really use a partnership.” Sutton-El said. “This is about the character of the Virginia Union.”
St. also highlighted the critical need for Duilas, especially as part of black communities as part of Reaching maternal health inequalitiesA number
“People feel much more comfortable talking to people who are like them when it comes to health,” he said. “And what we see are many doctors, in fact, we thank us, because we give them information that they may not be able to reach the patient.”
According to Virginia’s Health Department, Virginia’s black women are more than twice as likely to die from causes of pregnancy compared to white women. Deficiency is a wider national trend in which black women are significantly higher maternal mortality rates. VUU’s Doula program is aimed at expanding competent cultural care and reduce this alarm statistics.
According to The 2024-year-old report on the Virginia Maternal Mortality Review TeamThe death toll from pregnancy in Virginia in 2022 increased from 64 to 67, in 2022, at interest rate, reaching 100,000 live births from 66.9 to 70.1.
These stats underlines critical necessity In order to solve the inequalities of the state’s mother’s imminent care for competent cultural care. Such initiatives of the Douula certification program of the University of Virginia are aimed at expanding care and improve results for black mothers.
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