BIRRTH Womxn OC is a community-based doula program for the BIPOC birthing community of OC. This innovative program is the first of its kind in Orange County, California with the mission of promoting reproductive rights, transforming and healing womxn of color with the grant support from OC Equity.
Dr. Guo received UCI Campus-Community Incubator Grant to collaborate with BIRRTH Womxn OC to create an evidence-based community doula model.
UCI Team Members
- Yuqing Guo, RN, PhD, FAAN – Associate Professor
- Laura Narvaez, Clinical Coordinator
- Suheilah Abdalla, RN, PhD student
- Briana Hutchinson, Undergraduate Researcher
- Maryam Adewunmi, Graduate Researcher
- Melissa Pandey, Undergraduate Researcher
- Angelina Valentijn Davidson, Undergraduate Researcher
- Joana Duque, Undergraduate Researcher
- Julie Ngoc Huynh, Undergraduate Researcher
Dissemination of Results
Shamiesha Ebhotemen presented the poster entitled “Doulas’ Perspectives on Maternal Health Disparities” during the 2023 Health Policy Summit: National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations, March 2023
Community Engagement
Maternal Health Promotion Event
