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Doula training group highlights local births aided by council funding, staff to pursue LA2050 grant
Summary
Birth Workers of Color Collective presented its doula training, services and scholarship opportunities to the Cudahy City Council, noting two families served with prior council funding; Council directed staff to pursue a countywide LA2050 grant with youth- and family-focused priorities.
Birth Workers of Color Collective told the Cudahy City Council on Monday that city funding last year helped doulas support two local families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum care, and the group asked the council to promote its upcoming training and scholarship opportunities.
"A doula is a trained support person that is there to walk with you in your birth journey," said Christina Lavez, a doula and lactation educator who presented the program. She…
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