There are many more than ten things you do not have to do when you hire a Doula for your birth! Did you know that? Things taken off of your plate. The overwhelm can get real, so check out this top ten list of things you...
You and I see it all the time. "Hi, my name is _____ and I am a doula. My birth philosophy is...
Birth Plans...
It's normal that you've been focused on your "end game" of giving birth and getting settled at home with your new family member. So let's take a look at one of the steps you'll be taking along the way to winning your end game -arriving at...
Let’s be real. (because you know I’m nothing if not real) We don’t hire labor & birth doulas because we feel amazing about all aspects of our upcoming childbirth process. We hire them because there is something or a few somethings that we are unsure of, anxious about,...
I hear tell sometimes, that families are worried about what their labor & delivery room will be like. --That they believe they’ll need to take everything but the kitchen sink in order to be comfortable or have the tools they expect to need when coping...
Labor and Delivery Nurses are at the core of a hospital birth experience. They have an undeniably wide presence and impact on the laboring environment. Having been witness to almost ten years’ worth of client births has helped me develop a genuine sense of respect...
Recently, when the photo of a patient’s hospital bill went viral, an interesting, but troubling thing happened. In a matter of hours: natural birth activists, breastfeeding activists, doulas and other individuals began the shaming of hospitals and doctors, labelling the whole lot as “evil”. What...