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Becoming a Doula: Tips for a Career Switch
This past year has been a tumultuous one for most people. The emergence of COVID-19 turned our world upside down as our loved ones fell ill, our children schooled from home and our employment changed in major ways. It was, and still is, a time of drastic adjustment,...
The Rise of the Virtual Doula
In early 2020, when COVID-19 began to spread across the world, and most hospitals and birth centers revised their visitor policies, many doulas scrambled to offer their clients the best support they could over the phone via FaceTime, or through a webcam set up in...
5 Ways to Process Grief as a Birth Professional During the Pandemic
I became a birth doula because I thought birth was beautiful – and it certainly can be. But I’ll never forget the first birth I attended that forced me to see the dark side of birth. The side that makes your heart ache and brings tears to your eyes. Unfortunately, the...
3 Self-Care Tips to Protecting Your Mental Health as a Doula
While most of us know we should prioritize “self-care,” we tend to put it at the bottom of our to-do list. We sometimes believe we’ll get around to it when we have time and sometimes even feel guilty about taking time for ourselves when there are so many other people...
An Open Letter to the Members of DONA International and the International Birth Community At Large
Haga clic aquí para la traducción en español Dear Friends, In recent weeks, a petition calling for doula education and certification organizations to stop providing Rebozo training has circulated throughout the worldwide birth community. We have heard from those...
COVID-19 & Doulas – DONA International Recommendations
Updated February 1, 2022 The DONA International education team has put together guidelines and considerations for our postpartum doulas when serving clients in the home during the on-going pandemic. Postpartum Doulas and Corona Virus March 12, 2020 (Updated February1,...