Return‐on‐Investment Analysis of an Enhanced Community Doula Program: Pre‐ and Post‐COVID‐19 Considerations
The BBB-enhanced community doula program was cost-saving to payers and increased access to doula support for low-income people. Even with post-COVID-19 increases in program costs, analysis demonstrated doula support was still financially feasible. This study should reassure budget-conscious Medicaid payers that doula services are affordable.
Authors
- Julie Mottl‐Santiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-8362)
- Gene Declercq
- Howard Cabral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-8331)
- Dmitry Dukhovny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3327-2996)
- Sarah Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3158-4750)
- Emily Feinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-4087)
- Diana Bowser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9582-7761)
- Victoria A. Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-9174)
Institutions
- Boston College (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Birth
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12886
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58
Funders
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation