A doula is an extra birth partner, usually someone you hire to help you during labor and delivery. This person is trained in assisting during childbirth, but doesn’t provide medical care or supervision like a midwife or obstetrician. While there’s a million reasons I could explain as to why I […]
First, I only heard of what a doula was, in Michigan, from my good friend, who was attempting to have a vaginal birth on her second try, after a c-section (called a VBAC) she regretted with her first-born. She traveled an hour to a birth center that would allow her […]
Low-risk pregnancies are not medical emergencies I’ve recently been asked to elaborate by family and friends as to why I would want to have my next child outside of the hospital setting. I’ve gotten better at answering this question for the person who doesn’t want all the nitty gritty details, […]