
Welcome to the Doula Blog
A Reliable, Evidence-Based Hub for All Things Doula
As a foremost Doula researcher, academic, and educator, Dr. Amy Gilliland has dedicated her career to advancing the doula profession, supporting aspiring and professional doulas, and empowering medical providers to optimize and improve labor and birth practices and protocol.
Dr. Gilliland has taught university level courses in the psychology of human relationships, human sexuality, introduction to psychology, and public speaking. She has a graduate certificate in prenatal and perinatal psychology.
This blog is a direct reflection of those efforts and initiatives, offering evidence-based academic articles and thought pieces painstakingly designed to drive better outcomes for all birthing parents.
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[...]
Should Doulas Offer Free Services Is The Wrong Question
Should Doulas Offer Free Services Is The Wrong Question It seems every doula with a blog has weighed in on the “no free[...]
Hard Research: Birth Doulas Save Insurers and Hospitals Money
Hard Research: Birth Doulas Save Insurers and Hospitals Money I am absolutely THRILLED to begin my new blog with my latest journal article,[...]
Labor Support – You Mean That’s A Profession?
Labor Support – You Mean That’s A Profession? In my twenty-five years of offering labor support professionally, there is one persistent challenge that[...]
We Need To Create Social Change That Values Caregiving
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[...]
