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'Would someone listen to me?' | Black maternal health crisis brings focus to culturally specific doula care in Oregon

'Would someone listen to me?' | Black maternal health crisis brings focus to culturally specific doula care in Oregon

'Would someone listen to me?' | Black maternal health crisis brings focus to culturally specific doula care in Oregon

Published on: 07/31/2026

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Oregon's maternal mortality rate is 18.5 per 100,000 births. A free Portland doula program is working to bring that number down.

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