Why doulas get no respect. My social media feeds lit up two weeks ago after this New York Times. Story about doulas was published. At first it seemed that doulas, and the benefits of continuous labor support, had been validated by the paper of record. However, it soon became apparent, from the many comments and later, responses from individual doulas.

9 Months is not Enough. About the Art on our Site. What is Birth All About? This phrase is used often, yet so many of our natural instincts are masked, ignored or overridden due to societal pressure, fear or lack of support. Many women are challenged by or have lost the ability to be in touch with what their body is telling them. All women have natural abilities designed for pregnancy and childbirth but are all too often unaware or out of touch with them.

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Equal access to safe, respectful, evidence-based maternity care. 8220;Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world;. 8211; Anthropologist, Margaret Mead. There is significant evidence to suggest that there is a need for social change when it comes to how birth is conducted in this Country. It is our intent to sow those seeds of change.

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