May is International Doula Month, and if you ended up here, you likely already know that doulas offer a punch full of benefits. The evidence backing doula care ranges from: reducing the incidence of c-sections shortening the length of labour more positive birth & postpartum experiences What we...
Welcome back to our Meet the Team Mondays. We don’t know about you but days seem to be slowing down and speeding up at the same time! We are sorry to have kept you waiting for so long to meet more of our amazing team. You can also get...
Let’s get things straight right here and now. Birth Doulas support birth. ALL births. Being a Doula for a long time, I have had to debunk the myths of what kind of support we provide on a regular basis. “I have an OB’. To which we reply “Great!”. “I’m...
Early labour or what is sometimes termed “false labour‘ can be a bit of an emotional roller coaster for expectant parents. It is a time where many are unsure of what to do and when to head into the hospital. In Toronto, many childbirth classes say to go to the hospital...
So you’ve decided to meet with a potential doula. Congratulations! When meeting someone for the first time you may be concerned about where to start. Here are some suggested questions you can ask that go beyond,
Do you really know what a doula does? Being a doula for over 10 years and participating in more Baby Shows than I can count, I have encountered first hand that most people don’t know what doulas do. If someone has heard of doulas, they usually have heard ‘rumors’...