North News featured the Rotary Club of North Minneapolis' maternal care program that provides virtual doulas for Black expectant mothers. The program has already helped 15 pregnant women recommended by Hennepin Healthcare. The club and community partners raised over $40,000 to support this and other programs for maternal care in the Black community.

 

Doulas are trained to lend continuous physical, emotional and information support to mothers before, during and shortly after childbirth. For more information, contact program coordinator Clara Sharp or North Minneapolis Rotarian Jim Tincher.