New state law aims to add doula services to TennCare
“Right now, Tennessee has some of the worst pregnancy outcomes in the world,” said state Sen. London Lamar. “That sounds like an exaggeration, but it’s absolutely true.” (Lucy Garrett/The Daily Memphian file)
About half of all the mothers and babies born in Tennessee are covered by TennCare, so the change could make a substantial difference.
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doula maternal mortality Infant mortality Sen. London Lamar Dr. Nikia Grayson CHOICES Center for Reproductive HealthAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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