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  "path": "/2026/03/16/missouri-doula-program-shows-early-success-as-lawmakers-look-to-expansion/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T13:00:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Health Care",
    "Barbara Washington",
    "Baylee Watts",
    "Becky Laubinger",
    "Christian King",
    "doula",
    "Missouri",
    "Missouri Department of Social Services",
    "Missouri Doula Association",
    "Sandra Thornhill",
    "Tara Peters"
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  "textContent": "In the past year, Christian King, a doula based in Kansas City, has supported more than 40 mothers enrolled in Medicaid through their pregnancy, birth and postpartum. In that role, she helps educate and support families about birth and babies, but her work also takes on a more nontraditional approach. When one mother’s water was […]",
  "title": "Missouri doula program shows early success as lawmakers look to expansion"
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