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 [...]
Top Ten Questions For Choosing A Doula Training I hear a lot on Facebook, “If I’d only known that before I took my training…” The market for doula training has changed incredibly, especially in the last 5 years. [...]
Should Doulas Offer Free Services Is The Wrong Question It seems every doula with a blog has weighed in on the “no free births” debate and every doula with an opinion has expressed it on Facebook. The debate [...]
Hard Research: Birth Doulas Save Insurers and Hospitals Money I am absolutely THRILLED to begin my new blog with my latest journal article, published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. In this collaboration, our team estimated the immediate cost [...]
We Need To Create Social Change That Values Caregiving Recently I wrote about how we needed to increase the value of doula care in the minds of consumers, caregivers, and third party payers. If we are to create a social [...]
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