Peer doula support training for Black and Indigenous groups in Nova Scotia, Canada: A community-based qualitative study.
Martha Jane PaynterLauren MathesonLindsay McVicarKeisha JefferiesKalkidan GebrePaula MarshallLee ThomasGaye ZylstraDarlene MacEachernFrances Palliser-NicholasPublished in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2021)
Participants expressed receiving great value from the training programs. These trainings, which were fully subsidized, removed a financial barrier. However, these trainings do not address the exclusion of Black and Indigenous people from perinatal work or the lack or sustainable support systems for Black and Indigenous communities. This study makes several recommendations for future interventions.