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.
Want To Change Birth Tomorrow?
Want To Change Birth Tomorrow? Talk to the teens in your life today. From what I can see, the decision about where to give[...]
Doulaing With A Disability
Doulaing With A Disability Often becoming a professional doula is an achievable goal. But for others becoming or continuing as a doula with[...]
Back Door or Front Door?
Back Door or Front Door? In Jennifer Torres’ article, “Breast milk and labour support: lactation consultants’ and doulas’ strategies for navigating the medical[...]
Doulaing At Midlife
Doulaing At Midlife “When my 60 year old mother insisted she was middle aged and I wasn’t, I replied, “Mom, how many 120[...]
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[...]
