Providing Expanded Continuous Labor Support to Pregnant Women in New Mexico with Substance Use Disorders

This study will determine the feasibility of offering expanded continuous labor support by trauma- and addiction-trained medical paraprofessionals (i.e. doulas) at no cost to pregnant women receiving care for substance use disorders (SUD). The long-term goal of this transdisciplinary multilevel intervention is to collaborate with UNM and community researchers and providers to collect data that will support ongoing policy efforts to secure Medicaid coverage for doula services in New Mexico. The attainment of this aim will ultimately reduce a major existing behavioral health disparity in the state.