A bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate would expand access to doulas for Medicaid recipients, provided they know a thing or two about “chestfeeding.”
The bill (H.2372/S.1475) also has the first use of the term “chestfeeding” in the history of the Massachusetts legislature.
State representatives Liz Miranda (D-Roxbury) and Lindsay Sabadosa (D-Northampton) are the bill’s primary sponsors in the House, while state Senator Joan Lovely (D-Salem) is the sponsor in the Senate. All three are women.