Fri, 2 May 2014
Sarah interviews Therese about how she got into birth work and some of her background. |
Mon, 21 April 2014
Carrie calls in to tell the story of a very long labor that she attended and discuss all the decision points that faced her and the laboring mother along the way. |
Wed, 9 April 2014
A disturbingly large percentage of women have a history of sexual abuse, which history may or may not cause challenges during labor. Sarah and Therese discuss compassionate and responsible ways of approaching this difficult topic in doula practice. |
Wed, 2 April 2014
Sarah and Therese discuss setting appropriate boundaries and standards of self-care for doulas to protect both the birth experience and their own work-life harmony.
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Wed, 26 March 2014
Pitocin is among the most common medical interventions used by laboring women and their care providers to induce and/or accelerate labor. Sarah and Therese discuss the hormone and its relationship to the role of the doula. |
Wed, 19 March 2014
Sarah and Therese discuss the role of the birth partner and other non-professionals who may attend a birth. |
Wed, 12 March 2014
Sarah and Therese have a chat with Kim James, founder of DoulaMatch.net, and talk about what makes a great match between doula and client. |
Tue, 25 February 2014
Sarah and Therese take some time to answer listener questions submitted via email, including the topic of texting vs. talking on the phone with clients. |
Thu, 6 February 2014
Sarah and Therese discuss doula certification and take a call from Jordana about swollen cervix. |
Wed, 5 February 2014
Sarah and Therese discuss prodromal labor. |