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New ACOG Opinion on Exercise in the Childbearing Year

New ACOG Opinion on Exercise in the Childbearing Year

Dec 10, 2015

There have been a number of articles around the Internet lately about exercise during the childbearing year. They have come as a result of a recent Opinion by The American […]

ACOG to OBs: Consider Operative Vaginal Delivery to Reduce Cesareans

Oct 26, 2015

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) issued an updated practice bulletin to their members supporting the use of operative vaginal delivery, which is birth using forceps or vacuum […]

Celebrating Attachment Parenting Month: Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Society

Oct 16, 2015

By Lysa Parker, CEIM How Doulas Can Support Parental Presence When I think about my own birth experiences over 30 years ago, I had no clue as to what a […]

Breastsleeping – New word, Old concept

Breastsleeping – New word, Old concept

Oct 07, 2015

Changing the Conversation On Infant Sleep to Keep Babies Safe For many in the birth community, the name James J. McKenna is well recognized. An anthropologist, Dr. McKenna has served […]

10 Ways Doulas Support Baby Safety

Sep 29, 2015

September is Baby Safety Month, an opportunity to raise awareness and resources for safety of newborns and infants. What role do doulas play in baby safety? We are support professionals, […]

Returning to our Roots: Early Doula Research from Dr. John Kennell

Returning to our Roots: Early Doula Research from Dr. John Kennell

Sep 16, 2015

While women have been supporting each other through pregnancy, birth, bonding and breastfeeding long before the term “doula” was used, awareness of the importance such support in recent years has […]

Doula Support for Early Breastfeeding

Doula Support for Early Breastfeeding

Aug 06, 2015

Happy Breastfeeding Awareness Month! This month, The DONA Doula Chronicles will provide doulas with a series of articles dedicated to breastfeeding so that we can better inform and support nursing […]

Paternal Postpartum Depression

Jun 29, 2015

As we think about dads this month, in particular how we as doulas can support fathers during the childbearing year, we wanted to re-share important information about paternal postpartum depression. […]

Dads & Doulas: Myths & Resources

Jun 18, 2015

Happy Father’s Day! In the United States, we celebrate dads this Sunday and so it seems like a great time to discuss how doulas support fathers before, during, and after […]

ICAN features postpartum doula support after cesarean

Jun 07, 2015

While we doulas know that every woman and every birth is unique, a cesarean birth can create special support needs for families, particularly in the postpartum period. Debbie Young, CD(DONA), […]