University of Chicago Medicine Family Birth Center-Hyde Park will now offer 24/7 access to doula care.
The team of full-spectrum doulas is embedded in the inpatient center and works alongside UChicago staff to improve health outcomes and birth care for parents and babies, according to a March 31 news release shared with Becker’s.
Patients with qualifying insurance will have access to doula care at no additional cost. The services are provided through a partnership with Partum Health, a Chicago-based startup that provides wraparound perinatal health services.