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The Hard Reality of Postpartum Mood Disorders
Editorial Note: This essay is a candid discussion of the author’s personal experience with Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, including postpartum depression, and possible postpartum psychosis. It is a harsh lens into the realities of experiencing perinatal mood...
A Seat at the Table in Birmingham
Hillary Melchiors, President of DONA International attended a roundtable discussion hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau and the City of Birmingham, Alabama, regarding doulas in the workforce as part of the answer to maternal* and infant mortality.
The 2022 DONA International Summit
By Melissa Harley, ADVCD/BDT(DONA), CLC, LCCE, FACCE 2022 Conference Coordinator The 2022 DONA International Summit is just around the corner and will be one of our largest virtual conferences ever, with over 25 contact hours available. DONA International was founded...
Organization Matters
By: Hillary Melchiors PhD, MPH, CD(DONA) LCC The structure and function of DONA International should be important to you as a doula. If you've spent any time looking around at different doula organizations, this post is specifically for you. There are many different...
Acompañar en la Incomodidad
Muchas veces nos toca acompañar ahí, en ese océano en el cuál se sumerge la mujer recién parida. En ese puerperio abrumador, donde su identidad queda confundida y aplastada por el derrumbe que originó el ingreso a la maternidad. Y entonces se nos plantea otra vez el...
How to Get your First Doula Clients
Once you complete your DONA International doula training you’ll have all of the knowledge and skills you need to get out there and start serving pregnant people and new families. Then It’s time to find those first three certifying families to support! It can be...