Jesse Waller, LMT

What an amazing resource!!

What if you could just text a Doula anytime you needed support? YOU CAN! WE JUST LAUNCHED! 🚀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How can we support you? Text DOULA HELP to 31996 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here to help, ready support, and available via text! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What do you need help with right now? 👇🏾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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FRONTLINE DOULA HOTLINE IS LIVE!!!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you are pregnant or postpartum and want non-emergency support, TEXT ‘doulahelp’ to 31996 and schedule your call with a doula.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Frontline Doula hotline is here to connect 200 Black pregnant and postpartum families in California with a Black community doula via phone call or text.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Black maternal health in California was already in crisis before COVID-19 - but our Frontline hotline is here to provide emotional support and practical guidance on common pregnancy and postpartum related concerns.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tap the link in our bio or visit frontlinedoulas.com/hotlineinitiative to learn more!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This initiative is brought to you by Black Women Birthing Justice and Frontline Doulas , produced by Diversity Uplifts Inc.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Funded by The Tara Foundation and The California Healthcare Foundation.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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