April 19, 2021 | by: Sherri Wilkerson, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Statistically speaking, most expectant couples will experience labor before giving birth, and increasingly, those couples are hiring a doula for labor support. Some of those births will, due to various reasons, will result in a cesarean. What does doula support look like in those situations?
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March 16, 2020 | by: Cara Terreri
With Coronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly changing the landscape of the United States and the world in order to contain the spread of the virus, things that were once permitted in hospitals are now being severely restricted. Unfortunately, this includes the presence of doulas.
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November 12, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Check on the partners of pregnant people. They are not ok.
It turns out, there are lots of partners out there who are (secretly, quietly) freaking out about their upcoming birth. There is a lot of support and conversations happening for moms and pregnant people around preparing and increasing confidence for birth. But when it comes to partners, our culture doesn't do a very good job of checking in on and addressing their needs.
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August 21, 2018 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
By now you may have heard that not only is it nice to bring someone with you for support in labor and birth, but it's actually beneficial for your birth. Continuous labor support has been shown to increase your chance of having a "spontaneous" (without intervention) vaginal birth, and decrease the
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