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Doulas Try to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes for Addicted Women
Published: Jan 29, 2002
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The Northern New Jersey Maternal/Child Health Consortium collaborated with five northern New Jersey agencies to design and develop a project to improve pregnancy outcomes for drug-addicted women in Paterson, N.J.
Some 14 trained lay personnel, called doulas, assisted these women during and after pregnancy. Through home visits, the doulas sought to build trust, provide emotional support, and reduce barriers to proper prenatal and postpartum care.
The project was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) New Jersey Health Initiatives program (for more information see Grant Results).
Key Results
- Some 111 pregnant women were enrolled in the program, 50 in the doula intervention and 60 women in a control group.
- Women in the doula intervention group did not have better pregnancy outcomes than the comparison group. This was thought to be caused in part by client mistrust, reluctance of clients to make a commitment, and inability to make the doula appointment a priority.
Funding
RWJF provided a grant of $ 238,826 from January 1995 to November 1996 to support this project.
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Listed below is one grant that supported this project.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lay worker services for pregnant addicted women |
Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium, Inc. (Paramus, NJ) ID#: 026174 Ilise Zimmerman, M.S., M.P.H. 201-843-7400 izimmerman@nnjm-chc.org http://www.maternalchildhealth.org |
Approved award: $238,939 Actual award: $238,826 January 1995 to November 1996 |
RWJF may have supported this project with other grants that are not listed.
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