{"id":29848,"date":"2025-12-04T22:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=29848"},"modified":"2025-12-06T01:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:22:08","slug":"doctalk-how-postpartum-doulas-support-new-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/doctalk-how-postpartum-doulas-support-new-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"How postpartum doulas support new parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DocTalk - Episode 22: How Postpartum Doulas Support New Parents\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IygLNtdUmmI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, we\u2019re focusing on the postpartum period \u2014 a chapter that is essential to maternal well-being, infant development, and the overall transition into parenthood. 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