2008 Woodie Awards
Hopkins birthing program wins national award
Issue date: 3/13/08
The birth companions program at Hopkins School of Nursing received a national award presented to only six organizations each year.
The Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award is an honor that recognizes nonprofit groups that work to improve care offered to medically underserved populations.
The award, sponsored by Premier Inc., was granted to the program along with a $24,000 prize.
The School of Nursing's birth companions program was established in 1999 and offers free doula assistance to poor mothers in Baltimore.
Doulas are nursing students who provide women with emotional and physical support and education during pregnancy, throughout labor and after birth.
The Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award is an honor that recognizes nonprofit groups that work to improve care offered to medically underserved populations.
The award, sponsored by Premier Inc., was granted to the program along with a $24,000 prize.
The School of Nursing's birth companions program was established in 1999 and offers free doula assistance to poor mothers in Baltimore.
Doulas are nursing students who provide women with emotional and physical support and education during pregnancy, throughout labor and after birth.
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