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This report discusses the perspectives of 17 key informant experts on how the emergency medical services (EMS) and community paramedic (CP) workforces responded to COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic and how well-being challenges continue to affect these workforces.

During this virtual meeting our panel of experts answered audience questions about the birth doula workforce.

This article examines how fluctuating federal funding and the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the federal Health Insurance Navigator Program in 2020.

Research has shown evidence of doulas’ positive impacts on maternal health outcomes, particularly among underserved populations. Such research supports expanding access to doula services. However, health workforce-related barriers challenge the development of robust doula services in the US.

This article examines the work experiences, related stressors, and stress management strategies of individual community-based birth doulas.