SIU’s Department of Family and Community Medicine and an Illinois Medicaid-Certification Doula program Advisory Board (comprised of physicians, doulas, midwives, and other professionals) provide the following services to the Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula program: Oversee, evaluate, recommendations for certification requirements Maintain the Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula Code of Ethical Conduct Minimize and eliminate barriers for doulas seeking certification Implementation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices throughout the certification system Collect data on certification