Medicaid now covers doulas for pregnant and postpartum Coloradans

Doulas Celeste Rios (from left), Pia Long, and Sarah Lopez attend the opening of Mama Bird Maternity Wellness Spa in Aurora, Colorado, in April 2022. They work with organizations that focus on increasing health equity around birth. (Rae Ellen Bichell/KHN)

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 8, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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