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A World Where We Didn’t Need Doulas

A World Where We Didn’t Need Doulas Maybe it comes from being weaned on Star Trek reruns but I’ve often contemplated alternate universes.  The kind where if a different decision had been made the whole future course of humanity would [...]

August 3, 2014|Dark Side of Doulaing, History, Social Change|
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How Doulas Undermine Our Own Value (it’s not free births)

How Doulas Undermine Our Own Value (it’s not free births) Anytime I read a “doula” writing online that she knows everything she needs to know already, I want to burst. You know what? You don’t. When you say [...]

July 9, 2014|Certification, Dark Side of Doulaing, Myths, Standards of Practice, Training|
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When A Past Client Dies

When A Past Client Dies In my 30 years of doulaing, I have faced the death of a past client a half dozen times. Doulaing is intimate work and caring for mothers and partners creates a unique bond between [...]

June 20, 2014|Clients, Dark Side of Doulaing|
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We Need ALL Kinds of Doulas

We Need ALL Kinds of Doulas No we don’t.  We don’t need doulas that lack integrity, who interfere with a mother  getting an epidural or a cesarean, or who say nasty things to their clients about hospitals, doctors, [...]

October 1, 2013|Dark Side of Doulaing, Professionalism, Social Change|
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