Surge Reproductive Justice

2023-25 Award - Systems & Policy Change - $125,000 per year

Surge Reproductive Justice (SRJ) supported and facilitated the Doulas for All coalition, a doula and birth worker led effort, working to address maternal and perinatal health outcomes by advancing Medicaid reimbursements for doulas. In 2022, SRJ advocated and passed legislation that directs the Department of Health (DOH) to create a profession for doulas. Surge continued to work with DOH (and other government agencies) to implement the bill and design the doula certification process. Surge also worked to educate and identify potential legislative champions to support the fiscal request in the 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions.