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What it includes
The doula benefit allows families who receive medi-cal the opportunity to have a doula as part of their birth journey. Here are the benefits that California Medicaid allows:
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1 Initial visit
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8 perinatal visits
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Birth support
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Option for additional visits with a provider approval​
"Doulas offer various types of support, including perinatal support and guidance; health navigation; evidence-based education and practices for prenatal, postpartum, childbirth and newborn/infant care; lactation support; development of a birth plan; and linkages to community-based resources. Coverage also includes comfort measures and physical, emotional, and other non-medical support provided during labor and delivery and for miscarriage and abortion." -DHCS.gov
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