UDAP Services · Advocacy
Navigating healthcare, legal, and social systems while pregnant can feel overwhelming — especially for families already facing significant barriers. UDAP's advocacy and navigation services ensure that every person, regardless of circumstance, has a knowledgeable, compassionate guide by their side across Salt Lake City, Utah County, and the Intermountain West.
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Our advocacy and navigation services are specifically designed for the families most often marginalized in Utah's healthcare system. We work alongside you — not just during birth, but through every interaction with the systems that affect your pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum period.
Navigation of shelter resources, hospital social work, postpartum housing support, and coordination of care for families experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake City and across Utah.
Culturally responsive, multilingual-referral support for families navigating immigration status, language barriers, and unfamiliar healthcare systems across the Wasatch Front.
Advocacy for pregnant individuals who are incarcerated or recently released — coordinating with facilities, parole/probation, and community health resources in Utah.
Nonjudgmental navigation of SUD treatment programs, neonatal care coordination, and community support resources for families in recovery across Utah County and Salt Lake City.
Help verifying Medicaid eligibility, understanding coverage, connecting with financial assistance programs, and navigating the Utah Medicaid doula benefit.
Coordination and advocacy for high-risk pregnancies, NICU families, pregnancy loss, and medically complex situations requiring additional support across Utah hospitals.
For Healthcare Partners
Social workers, case managers, OBs, midwives, and hospital staff across Salt Lake City and Utah County: UDAP makes referrals simple. If you work with families who could benefit from community-based doula support and advocacy, we want to hear from you.
We collaborate with Intermountain Health, University of Utah Health, community health centers, homeless services organizations, and social service agencies throughout the Wasatch Front to ensure seamless, warm handoffs for the families you serve.
Make a ReferralAdvocacy and navigation support is available to all UDAP families at no cost. Medicaid accepted. Birth Equity Fund grants available.
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