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- Introducing The DONA Doula Chronicles!
- Show your clients a little love this Valentine’s Day
- ACOG & SMFM statement: One of the most effective tools to reduce the cesarean rate: doulas!
- In case you missed it: 2014 Confluence Announcement
- Winter Weather Tips for Doulas
- Petition: Universal Mental Health Screening for Every Pregnant and Postpartum Woman
- Updated Hospital Discharge Protocol for Breastfeeding Mothers
- Social Media Considerations for Doulas – Part 1
- Social Media Considerations for Doulas – Part 2
- Study Finds Longer Second Stage With Epidurals
- Happy International Doula Month!
- Consumer Reports Grades Hospitals on C-Section Rates
- Help! I need somebody. Help, not just anybody!
- Inspiration from Ina May Gaskin
- Doulas for Doulas!
- DONA International Press Release: Doulas Celebrate Recognition as Key Factor in Reducing Cesarean Rates
- Continuing Education for Recertification
- Ode to Alternative Contact Hours – Reading, Writing, & Research
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- Medicaid Now Covering Birth Doulas in Oregon
- Early Registration for 2014 Conference Ends Soon!
- Making the Right Referral When You Aren’t the Right Doula
- DONA International Annual Update Now Available
- New Member Center from DONA International!
- Paternal Postpartum Depression
- Aren’t joining us in Kansas City? You can still earn those contact hours!
- Bloggers unite at DONA/Lamaze Confluence!
- Do Epidurals Reduce the Risk of Postpartum Depression?
- Midwives Make A Difference!
- Community Based Doulas
- Look for the October eDoula in your inbox!
- Listening to Mothers – Pregnancy & Birth
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- In Case You Missed It: Online Continuing Education for Doulas
- Tis the Season – Tips for Doulas During the Holidays
- Doulas on TV: Frasier to Bones and Beyond
- Winter Weather Tips for Doulas
- Positions Available With DONA International!
- Flu & Pregnancy – New Research Published
- Make S.M.A.R.T. Plans for 2015
- In Case You Missed It: Homebirths Encouraged for British Mums
- Does Vitamin D Deficiency Increase Labor Pain?
- What’s in store for 2015: Interview with DONA International President
- Show your clients a little love this Valentine’s Day
- Important New Research on Postpartum Depression May Bring Changes to How the Disorder is Diagnosed
- Submit Your Proposal to Present at the DONA International Annual Conference!
- The Birth of a Hospital Doula Program
- Joint ACOG/SMF Statement on Maternity Health Levels
- Celebrating Doulas: World Doula Week!
- DONA International Stands Against “Informed Doulas Report”
- ACOG Seeks Better Adoption of Evidence-Based Standards
- Cesarean Awareness Month Film: Trial of Labor
- Cesarean Resources for Doulas
- Countdown to International Doula Month
- International Doula Month: DONA’s Social Media Campaign
- 11,000 Doulas Certified & Counting!
- New Research: Premature Birth – Causes & Factors Influencing Outcomes
- Doula Support for Cesareans: ICAN President Guest Post
- Collaboration: Doula Practice Models in Action
- ICAN features postpartum doula support after cesarean
- Watch your mailbox for the June 2015 Issue of International Doula
- Dads & Doulas: Myths & Resources
- Early birds get Annual Conference discounts!
- Paternal Postpartum Depression
- Networking for Doulas
- Keeping Up With News, Research & Trends in Birth and Postpartum
- Certification Matters: CDs and PCDs Get Higher Fees & More Clients
- Delayed Cord Clamping – Evidence & Resources for Doulas
- Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Virtual Conference
- World Breastfeeding Week 2015: Breastfeeding & Work
- Doula Support for Early Breastfeeding
- DONA International Announces New Advanced Doula Designation
- The Annual Conference Continues!
- Best of International Doula: A doula acts as an important conduit – An interview with Sherry Payne
- Breastfeeding Resources for Doulas
- 15 days to apply for Advanced Doula credentials!
- Back to School is for Doulas Too!
- Watch your mailbox for the International Doula!
- Returning to our Roots: Early Doula Research from Dr. John Kennell
- Referring to another Doula – Collaboration At Its Best
- 10 Ways Doulas Support Baby Safety
- Breastsleeping – New word, Old concept
- Celebrating Attachment Parenting Month: Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Society
- Updated Standards of Practice from DONA International
- ACOG to OBs: Consider Operative Vaginal Delivery to Reduce Cesareans
- Certification Requirements for Birth Doulas Revised
- Nurses and Doulas Playing Nice For Optimal Birth
- A New Policy Statement on the APGAR Score from ACOG and AAP
- Best of International Doula: Trauma to Triumph – Why You Shouldn’t Ask: Tools for Working with Pregnant Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors
- The DONA Doula Chronicles Gives Thanks
- New Obstetric Care Consensus: Periviable Birth
- New ACOG Opinion on Exercise in the Childbearing Year
- 2015 Advanced Doulas Announced!
- International Doula Features Article on Nitrous Oxide in Labor
- Best of The DONA Doula Chronicles 2015
- Board of Directors Update
- Call for Speaker Proposals: 2016 Annual Conference
- Best of International Doula: A Critical Review of the ACOG Committee Opinion on Screening for Perinatal Depression
- ACOG Updates: PROM, Preterm Labor, Magnesium Sulfate
- ACOG: OB-GYNs to be a Resource for Breastfeeding Women
- Doulas Reduce Preterm & Cesarean Birth Rates, Reduce Cost of Care
- Best of International Doula: Showing up online: doula keywords 101
- Reflections on the 1st Annual Trainer’s Retreat
- Igniting Your Vision to Expand Your Doula Practice
- Clients and Marijuana Use… What’s a Doula to do?!
- Writer’s Block: Getting Past “I don’t have anything to say.”
- International Doula Preview: Spring 2016
- Meet DONA International’s President HeatherGail Lovejoy
- What I Learned on the Board of DONA International
- Cesarean Resources for Doulas: Updated & Expanded
- Help! I need somebody. Help, not just anybody! — 2016 edition
- Get to Know Your New DONA International Board Members
- Staying Connected: DONA International Publications & Social Media Channels
- Choosing the Right Website Designer: Keys to Success for Doulas
- Nine Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Doula Workshop
- Deadline Approaching for Advanced Doula Applications
- Best of the International Doula: What Women Want … in a Doula
- Sailing through Certification: Tips from a Packet Reviewer Part 1
- Sailing Through Certification: Packet Reviewer Tips Part 2
- 10 Reasons You Should be at the 2016 Conference!
- Is Homebirth Safe?
- Conference Sneak Peak: Saturday Night Performance by Melissa Bangs
- Certification Still Matters: DONA Certified Doulas Earn Higher Fees & Attract More Clients
- Conference Sneak Peek: Advanced Peanut Ball Techniques
- The 8 Best Steps To Take After Your Doula Workshop
- The Role of Doulas in Reducing the Primary Cesarean
- ACOG: OBs Can Prevent Lacerations During Vaginal Births
- Best of the International Doula: The Pitfalls of Under-Supporting Early Labor: A Complicated Story of Ethics and Client Emotional Well-Being
- Ten Reasons I Love Being a Doula
- Best of the ID: Penny Reflects on 12 Hour Contract Clauses
- ACOG Updates: What Doulas Should Know
- 6 Ways Doulas Can Support Families Planning VBACs
- When a Premature Birth Seems Likely
- ACOG’s Update on Optimizing Postpartum Care Leaves Doulas Out
- Premature Babies and the Postpartum Doula
- The inspiration behind DONA’s new brand identity
- Hospital Cesarean Rates: What You Should Know
- Call for Session Proposals – 2017 Virtual Conference
- Growing Well: Evaluating Ideas to Expand Your Doula Practice
- DONA International Attends Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care
- Making Birth Safer in the U.S.: Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Resources for Doulas
- ACOG Opinion on Limiting Interventions in Labor
- Natural Childbirth – Are The Times A Changin’?
- Six New Care Recommendations that Every Birth Doula Should Share with Their Clients
- Modern “Mary Poppins” – A Guide to The Professional Postpartum Doula Bag
- So You Want to Be a Midwife?
- The Doula Difference: Lowering Cesarean Rates
- One in Three is Too Many – DONA International Recognizes Cesarean Awareness Month
- The Best Meal Ever – The Joy of that First Postpartum Meal
- Six Ways The DONA Blog Can Help You Grow Your Business
- Meet Samantha Hillstrom of L.A. Delivery Girls – A New Docuseries on Doulas
- Ten Ideas to Celebrate International Doula Month 2017 and YOU
- DONA International Commits to Increased Advocacy Efforts to Improve Maternal-Child Health Outcomes and You Are Invited
- Countertransference – Offering Doula Support Free of Emotional Entanglement
- Introducing “Doula Me This!” – A New Series That Challenges Us to Be the Best Doulas We Can Be
- A Guide to Getting Great Doula Testimonials
- DONA Needs Your Energy, Vision and Ideas for Our Leadership Team
- Doula Confidential! Respecting Client Privacy on Social Media
- Just Add Water – Ten Tips for Doulas
- What Research Says about the Doula-Nurse Relationship and Expert Tips to Strengthen It
- Raise Your Doula Rates with Confidence – Five Great Tips on Increasing Your Fees
- Cultivate Connections! DONA Virtual Conference and 25th Birthday Celebration Is Not to Be Missed
- A Fun Quiz on Abbreviations Used in the Childbearing Year – Enter to Win a DONA Gift Certificate
- 14 Fun Facts about DONA International and the DONA Conference
- DONA International Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2017 (en Español too)
- A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
- Express Milk Early – Doulas Help Parents Protect Breastmilk Supply
- The Doula and Research: Great Resources to Build Skills
- DONA International Celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week 2017
- Call the Doula! Let’s Help Kate Middleton with Baby #3!
- Marshall Klaus Made the World Better for Mothers, Babies, and Families
- Blogging for Business – Ten Tips to Start You Off Right
- Are You a Helicopter Doula?
- Don’t Miss a DONA Doula Chronicles Post – How to Subscribe Via Email or RSS
- TED Talks – Pregnancy and Parenting Resources to Share
- Congratulations to DONA’s Newest Advanced Certified Doulas
- DONA International Advocates for Families in Washington D.C.
- Five Things YOU Can Do to Advocate for Childbearing Families
- Dr. Michael Klein Remembers Marshall Klaus, DONA International Founder
- 1 in 10 Babies Are Born too Early – Stand with DONA in Honoring Prematurity Awareness Month & Day
- When Holidays and Birth Work Collide – The Baby Always Wins
- Does Being the First or the Last Doula Interviewed Impact Your Hire Rate?
- Five Reasons You Need to Vote in the 2017 Board Elections – Vote Now!
- Pregúntale a Penny (Ask Penny Español)
- Gift Ideas for Birth and Postpartum Doulas
- Reflections on My Doula Work – What are Yours?
- Products that Promote Your Doula Business for You!
- Doula Me This! – What Do You Do If Clients Misunderstand Your Role?
- Examining AWHONN’s Position Statement on L&D Nurses as Continuous Support
- Meet Ana Paula Markel – DONA International’s New Board President
- Learning Doula Skills with the Aid of Virtual Reality?
- Five Reasons NOT to “Warm Chat” a Potential Client – and What to Do Instead
- DONA Honors Black History Month 2018 – With Some Exceptional Doulas
- Do You Know What Reduces the Cesarean Rate? Birth Doulas Reduce the Cesarean Rate!
- Advocacy at Work: Doulas Working with Incarcerated Pregnant People
- A Membership with Benefits: #DONAProud
- Book Review: Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis
- Lend Me Your Ear! Expert Tips on Podcasting from Doulas Who Do!
- The Global Doula – New Series on Doulaing around the World
- DONA International Recognizes the Contributions of the Amazing T. Berry Brazelton, MD
- Do Doulas Need to Follow HIPAA & What You Should Know about Client Confidentiality!
- World Doula Week 2018 – “Doulas Make It Happen”
- DONA Partners with March for Moms to Advocate for Families
- New DONA International Training to Add Canine Labor Support to Your Doula Practice
- Seven Ways the DONA Website Helps You Be a Better Doula!
- DONA Supports Black Maternal Health Week 2018
- Doula Me This #3 – Should I Stay or Should I Go?
- New York State Enlists Birth Doulas to Reduce Maternal Mortality in People of Color
- Best of the International Doula – March for Moms Organizer: Doulas Play a Critical Role
- May Is International Doula Month – 31 Fantastic Ways to Celebrate
- DONA International Joins March for Moms to Advocate for Maternal Health
- Doulas’ Children Share What They Think Doulas Do
- A Review of the Film “Tully” Through the Eyes of a Postpartum Doula
- Meet DONA Summit Keynote Speakers – A Simply Amazing Lineup!
- Happy 80th Birthday to DONA Founder Penny Simkin
- Series: What Say You? – What Does “Natural” Birth Mean to You?
- A Book Review for Father’s Day: Man Vs. Baby by Matt Coyne
- But What About the Postpartum Doula? ACOG’s New Recommendations for Postpartum Care
- New International Doula Editor Announced! Meet Adriana Lozada
- 6 Pro Tips to Make Your Birth Doula Certification Packet Shine!
- A 4th of July Birth to Remember
- What Do We Want? Doulas! When Do We Want Them? Now!
- Five Tips for Enjoying Your Summer While Being an On-Call Doula
- Secrets to Summit Success – Tips for Making the Most Out of a DONA Conference
- It Was Big! In-Person DONA Summit 2018 Wrap Up
- World Breastfeeding Week 2018 – Doulas Play a Key Role
- Do You Have 30 Seconds to Quickly and Easily Speak Up about Maternal Mortality?
- Pro Tips for Submitting an Amazing Postpartum Certification Packet
- Book Review – Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes
- Series – Doula Me This #4: Who Gets My Support?
- Research Review: Bearing witness: United States and Canadian maternity support workers’ observations of disrespectful care in childbirth
- The Black Infant Remembrance Memorial – A Valuable Resource for Your Families
- Let’s Meet DONA International’s 2018 Advanced Doulas
- Launch Your Doula Career by Becoming Involved in Your Community! It’s a Win-Win Situation!
- Meet The DONA 2019 Board Candidates and Get Ready to Vote!
- California Parents Speak Up About Doulas! Results from Listening to Mothers in California Survey
- Expert Tips for a Smooth Recertification Process
- Series: Doula Me This #5 – Clients Are Planning an Unassisted Birth
- Is Attending an Unassisted Birth within DONA International’s Scope of Practice?
- How a Doula Helps Clients to Receive Respectful Care
- A Pregnant Belly Makes the Best Halloween Costume!
- Meet DONA International’s Newest Board Members & an Invitation for YOU!
- There’s an App for That! – Creative Solutions for Running Your Doula Business: MileIQ
- Did Your Client Birth Prematurely? Nine Tips to Help You Help Them!
- DONA International Certifies Their 13,000th Doula!
- The Sweet Relief of Being Off Call
- There’s an App for That! – Creative Solutions for Running Your Doula Business: Full Term Contraction Timer
- Lights, Camera, Action – Doulas Doulaing!
- Seven Things I Learned While Serving as President of DONA International 2018
- Great News! Preventing Maternal Deaths Act Signed into Law!
- Five Things You Can Be Doing Now for Business Success in 2019
- The Doula and the Thank You Note
- What Is Natural Birth Anyway?
- Parting Gift to Your Clients? Yay or Nay?
- Five Ways Doulas Help Their Laboring Clients Increase Oxytocin – The Love Hormone
- The Duchess and the Doula
- Book Review: The Heart of the Doula: Essentials for Practice and Life
- Series: Doula Me This #6 – I Have No Backup Doula!
- Research Update: ACOG Advises No Longer Laboring Down and Support of Family-Centered Cesareans
- Meet DONA International Doulas Across the Globe during World Doula Week
- Take Action for Black Maternal Health Week: Six Things You Can Do Now
- Five Reasons You May Want a Birth Doula During Your Cesarean Birth
- Meet Katherine Shea Barrett – The New Executive Director of March for Moms
- Six Reasons Why You May Want a Postpartum Doula after Your Cesarean Birth
- Meet Native American Midwife Nicolle Gonzales, Founder of Changing Woman Initiative and Celebrate Day of the Midwife
- Happy Nurses’ Week! Doulas Love Our Collaboration with You!
- DONA Certified Doulas Earn Higher Fees and Attract More Clients: A Doula Fee and Referral Comparison from DoulaMatch.net
- You Know You Should Be a Doula If…
- Postpartum Preeclampsia: Risk after Delivery Remains
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- Meet Ginger Breedlove, Editor of “Nobody Told Me about That: The First Six Weeks”
- Register Now for the DONA International Leadership Summit 2019 and Receive Early Bird Prices
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