Doulas – Birth Takes a Village

While doulas have been growing in popularity for their work related to childbirth and the early postpartum period, their value in all areas of reproductive health is just beginning to percolate in the public eye. Traditionally, the people who attended the births in their communities provided support during ALL areas of reproductive health. Preconception, fertility, preventing pregnancy, miscarriage and loss,… Read more →

To fall in love. Not every “job” do you get to stare deep into another woman’s eyes, her staring back almost inside you. Hands tightly gripped. Her need and want for you. Watching her transform into a mother as she works through blocks and leaps hurdles. How could you not fall in love. ~Michelle Maclean, Birth Doula   How many… Read more →

If you’ve been researching doulas and what they can offer during childbirth, you’ve probably read something like the following on a thousand websites: “Doulas offer resources and education during prenatal and postpartum visits,  provide emotional and physical support as comfort measures during birth,and advocate for your birth choices” But what does a doula do during the actual birth process? What… Read more →

Like the photo? Contact me for information having myself and a birth photographer join you at your birth I get referrals from doctors and midwives often enough to know that most of them really see the value of hiring a doula for your birth. My own doctor was thrilled a few years ago when I told her I was becoming… Read more →

I joked several weeks ago that I was considering rebranding my doula and prenatal class business, Birth Takes a Village, to Moving Takes a Village.  This was because over the last few months I have helped move three separate friends into three separate apartments. This month, I’ve been moving myself. This is getting ridiculous! I wish there was such thing as a… Read more →