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Have you seen the tumblr This Is What A Doula Looks Like?
If you haven’t, go take a look right now. There are more than 200 doulas pictured there, from all over the world. It’s really a trip to see how diverse our field is, from conservatives to liberals, Christians to atheists, black, white, straight, gay [...]
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Women’s History Month Series
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m reopening the blog with a few thoughts about the history of care during pregnancy and birth.
My first thought was to write about the history of birth …
(yes, I went there. Pop star on a bear skin rug, yo. How could I not?)
… but that turned into a 10-year [...]
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Birth Matters – coming to a cafe near you!
Your local birth and wellness service providers are teaming up to bring you Birth Matters: A Whole Life Event on Saturday, March 27th at The House Cafe in DeKalb.
From 11:00am to 3:00pm at 263 E. Lincoln Highway, Prairie Doula and other doulas, childbirth educators, massage therapists, yoga and fitness instructors, lactation consultants, acupuncturists and members [...]
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