; Whereas the presence of a doula during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum helps foster shared decision making for birthing women by facilitating communication between women and their providers; Whereas the presence of a doula can provide vital emotional and physical support after a stillbirth; Whereas a doula can provide pregnant and postpartum women and their partners with critical information about urgent maternal warning signs, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Whereas a doula provides continuous support during labor and delivery and can alert hospital staff to signs and symptoms of complications that require immediate medical attention, thus lowering the risk of escalating complications for the mother and baby; Whereas access to doula support services, especially in underserved communities, may contribute to— (1) improved birth outcomes, both physically and emotionally; and (2) lower health care costs by reducing the risk of— (A) low-birth weight babies; (B) complications that might otherwise go unnoticed; (C) primary and repeat cesarean deliveries; and (D) epidural anesthesia and other interventions; Whereas training members of underserved communities, including rural areas, to become doulas and support mothers in their own communities can— (1) help provide employment opportunities for improving maternal health; and (2) build trust and reduce adverse consequences of racial bias for pregnant and postpartum women of color; and Whereas community-based maternal health care models, including doula support services, in collaboration with obstetrical care, show great promise in improving, and reducing disparities in, maternal health outcomes: Now, therefore, be it