So, you’ve decided you want to be a doula? That’s great! Now what? You ask. What is a doula? A doula is a professional, experienced, and trained non-medical assistant who provides physical, emotional and informed choice support in prenatal care and support, during childbirth and during the postpartum period. A birth doula offers continuous care…
Yesterday, after having a conversation with one of my beautiful friends from high school who is about to have her second baby, I posted this on Facebook: I love that my friends from high school (and even Jr. High) come to me now with pregnancy, birth, and baby questions! Makes me feel accomplished. A few…
I am an asset to the women in my community. I am a doula. I am a great doula. Five years ago, when I decided to become a doula, I’m not sure if I was under a false illusion about what the role of a doula is, or if things have just changed so much in the past…
Happy 4th Birthday Connor Hawk Johnston! Four years ago, I was featured in a Natural Childbirth Article in Pearland, Texas. This day is what inspired me to become a labor doula! Baby on board By Mary Openshaw The Facts Published February 21, 2007 These days, when a woman is having a baby, she’s got more…