In October, Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, began offering a doula support benefit to almost all its employees, including more than 20,000 in Washington. Microsoft is also piloting a doula benefit through Premera Blue Cross, available to employees in King and Snohomish Counties.
“For us, a company supporting doula access is a step in the right direction for supporting pregnant people,” said Rokea Jones, community engagement specialist with Open Arms Perinatal Services, which offers doula support and community education resources to pregnant and parenting people throughout King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. But the ultimate goal, she said, is even more expansive and inclusive access.
According to leading doula certification organization
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