When the Doula Screws Up
Doulas are in a service business. Our success depends largely on how we manage our relationships with others. Many of us have excellent communication skills when things are going well...
Measuring Our Client’s Birth Trauma: A Valid Screening Tool for Doulas
Labor, birth, and postpartum doulas often find themselves doing assessments for depression and anxiety as a normal part of their practices. If clients have responses indicating that they need more...
Doulaing The Doula Toolkit for Gaining Entry to Hospitals
I'm excited to release the DTD Toolkit for Gaining Entry to Hospitals. It's been in the works for a few months, after two hospitals in my area began accepting my training certificates as legitimate credentials for entry as a birth doula...
The Ironic Tragedy Of “One Visitor Plus Doula” Hospital Labor And Delivery Policies
The Ironic Tragedy Of “One Visitor Plus Doula” Hospital Labor And Delivery Policies When I first heard about hospitals making exceptions for doulas and not considering them as a “visitor”, I was thrilled. It meant we were being [...]
Five Ways To Be Present During This Time of Public Pain and Disruption
When the Doula Screws Up One of the things I’ve learned about Whiteness and white culture is our emphasis on doing things. Activity and accomplishment are highly valued in white culture. People may judge themselves harshly on days when they [...]
If You Must Labor ‘Alone’ Without Your Loved Ones
When the Doula Screws Up I've created a 30 minute inspirational video full of things you can do If You Must Labor 'Alone' without your loved ones! A FREE 8 page guide is available at amygilliland.net! Here is the [...]
Twelve Ways A Doula Can Help You Without Ever Being In The Room
Twelve Ways A Doula Can Help You Without Ever Being In The Room 12. A doula can find out the current climate in the hospital where you intend to birth through their contact network. 11. A doula can [...]
Advocacy Resources for Birth, Postpartum, and Palliative Care Doulas on COVID-19
Advocacy Resources for Birth, Postpartum, and Palliative Care Doulas on COVID-19 As doulas worldwide prepare for the arrival of coronavirus in their region, many of us are concerned about the ability to support our clients during their birth, [...]
When the Doula’s Client Receives A Diagnosis
When the Doula’s Client Receives A Diagnosis A diagnosis is the identification of a medical condition that affects the future of the person receiving it. It may be minor or life altering, temporary or permanent. Sometimes this comes [...]
Careful Now! The Black Pregnant Body is NOT Defective
When the Doula Screws Up Recent press has spotlighted the tragedy of more Black women and babies dying than Whites in the United States. It has amplified the voices of Black women and allowed more people to hear their [...]
