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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022

Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of a Community Doula Program for Black and Pacific Islander Pregnant People in San Francisco: Findings from a Partnered Process Evaluation.

Cassondra Marshall, Stephanie Arteaga, Jennet Arcara, Alli Cuentos, Marna Armstead, Andrea Jackson, Anu Manchikanti Gómez

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cassondra MarshallSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #5302, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7360, USA. cassiejm@berkeley.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-9176
Stephanie ArteagaSexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, 110 Haviland Hall, MC 7400, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7400, USA.
Jennet ArcaraSexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, 110 Haviland Hall, MC 7400, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7400, USA.
Alli CuentosSisterWeb San Francisco Community Doula Network, 1912 Keith St., San Francisco, CA, 94124, USA.
Marna ArmsteadSisterWeb San Francisco Community Doula Network, 1912 Keith St., San Francisco, CA, 94124, USA.
Andrea JacksonDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 2356 Sutter St. J-140, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Anu Manchikanti GómezSexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, 110 Haviland Hall, MC 7400, Berkeley, CA, 94720-7400, USA.
University of California, Berkeley · USBerkeley Public Health Division · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIncreasingly, community-based models of doula care are receiving attention as possible interventions to address racial inequities in maternal health care experiences and outcomes. In 2018, community-based organization SisterWeb launched to provide free culturally congruent community doula care to advance birth equity for Black and Pacific Islander pregnant people, with funding from the San Francisco Department of Public Health. We conducted a process evaluation of SisterWeb's first 1.5 years of existence to identify multilevel barriers and facilitators to implementation of their programs.

methodsGuided by the Equitable Evaluation Framework™, we conducted 46 in-depth interviews with individuals from 5 groups: SisterWeb leadership, doulas, doula mentors, and clients, and external stakeholders.

resultsBarriers included having diverse clientele groups with unique needs, an ineffective payment model, and simultaneously building an organization and developing and implementing programs. Facilitators included the presence of established strategic partnerships, positive reception of services due to an unmet need for culturally and linguistically congruent pregnancy and birth support among SisterWeb's clients, a clear organizational vision and mission, and a unique doula cohort model. DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest developing community doula programs pay close attention to the difference between launching a program versus an organization, including the required resources of each, the sustainability of payment models for community doulas, and the provision of culturally relevant, needed services within priority communities. Furthermore, strategic partnerships with maternal health stakeholders in birthing sites, particularly hospitals, are vital to the success of a community doula program.

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DoulasMaternal Health ServicesFemaleHumansNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderParturitionPregnancySan FranciscoBlack birthing peopleCommunity health workerDoulasPacific Islander birthing peopleProcess evaluation

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