Category Archives: Doulas
Denton County BirthNetwork Baby Fair Success!
This is the first Baby Fair (or ANY fair!) I’ve helped to coordinate, and I was nervous about how we would pull it up. The autumn thunderstorm that flooded the parking lot did not help ease that worry. 🙂 But … Continue reading
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FAQ – Some Frequently Asked Questions I Receive
I’m sure I’ll add to this as more come to mind or are asked again! These are questions I receive both from prospective clients and from prospective doulas. You can read my Tips for Doulas posts here and that goes … Continue reading
Doulas & Support
I love being able to convey how perfectly doulas work with moms AND their support person. Here dad’s giving mom lower back pressure while the doula was sharing some comforting words, and in the other photo the dad had gone … Continue reading
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The Intimacy of Birth – Different Roles
I was reflecting this week on the different roles I have when attending births – doula, photographer, or midwife assistant. Each role is unique, but there’s a level of intimacy with all of them. As a birth photographer I generally … Continue reading
The Opinion of Your Doula
When I am hired to be someone’s doula I work very hard to get to know them. I want to know their birth hopes, wishes, plans – how they envision their birth. I learn about their health history & their … Continue reading
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Baby Park Date Spring 2013!
These are some of the sweet babies who attended the park date last weekend. I was at all of their births, and they range in age from a few weeks old to one cutie pie turning ONE the day we … Continue reading
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Studies PROVE Doulas Make a Difference!
I’ve shared before links to some of the information about how doulas can benefit moms, and studies done to verify this wonderful claim. Cochrane report: Twenty-one trials involving 15061 women met inclusion criteria and provided usable outcome data. Results are … Continue reading
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Doula vs. Birth Assistant
This is a question I am often asked, and while I cannot speak for all midwife assistants and doulas I can tell you about the difference in roles for me! Birth/midwife Assistant: * Hired by birth center. * Meet you … Continue reading
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I Love My Doula Babies
Here is my Facebook gallery with some of my doula babies in their shirts. This evening I made a much belated visit to drop off one of the last shirts I had for my 2012 babies, though thankfully the shirts … Continue reading
Welcoming Babies
This last weekend I helped welcome three babies into the world three mornings in a row. It was a busy, beautiful, special weekend. All three births were attended by such caring birth professionals, both midwives and OBs. I was humbled … Continue reading
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