2025 perinatal grand rounds

Collaborative Care in the Birth Space: Strengthening Doula-Provider Relationships

This webinar will explore strategies for fostering strong, collaborative relationships between doulas and medical providers. Presenters Amy L. Gilliland and Emily Jacobson will discuss Wisconsin’s approach to integrating doulas into maternity care, emphasizing teamwork, communication, and shared decision-making. Participants will gain insights into best practices that enhance patient-centered care, improve birth experiences, and support a more cohesive perinatal care system.

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Meet the instructors

Amy Gilliland, PhD, DBT(DTD), AdvCD(DONA), CSES (AASECT)

Amy L. Gilliland, former Research Fellow at UW–Madison, founded Doulaing the Doula Training and Certification Programs to provide inclusive, trauma-informed, and accessible doula education. Her work spans labor support, infant mental health, attachment, fathers and birth, and women’s sexual experiences, combining research, education, and practical support. 

The speaker has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*

Emily Jacobson

Emily Jacobson is a labor and postpartum doula based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She founded Green Bay Doulas in 2015 and the Wisconsin Doulas Association in 2019, providing comprehensive family support, advanced doula education, and fostering professional networks for doulas across the state.


The speaker has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*


Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Describe the role of doulas during the perinatal period.
  • Describe the role of doulas in addressing racial inequities.
  • Describe how doulas support a birthing person during the perinatal period.


Accreditation Statement

Continuing Medical Education

The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Course Contents

Planning Committee

No one in control of content has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*

Course Information

This webinar was recorded on April 17, 2025.

The expiration date for this course is October 6, 2028.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients.