Aliza Juliette Bancoff

As a doula, your big day is the birth. However, part of helping clients have a positive birth experience is prenatal preparation. Knowing how to...

In an ideal world, every birthing family who wants a doula should have access to a doula. As birth workers, I know we would all...

As a birth worker, we know that birth almost always unfolds well. However, we also know that birth trauma is real. Whether the trauma is...

Thank you Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse and Certified Postpartum Doula, Shirley McArthur for sharing your experience!  

Top FIVE Natural Methods of Pain Relief During Childbirth 1. Breathing and Relaxation Techniques Deep Breathing: Deep, focused breathing can help reduce stress and pain....

At the International Doula Institute, we strive to provide all the tools you need to thrive in your doula journey. Throughout our courses, there is...

As a newer doula, much of your early journey is networking. Every region varies in terms of the best way to get yourself out there....

In a landmark move towards improving maternal and infant health outcomes, Michigan has announced the approval of a Medicaid Doula Program that will require Medicaid...

Today we got an interesting question that in many many years of doula training, I don’t think we’ve ever gotten before, and I thought it...

We live in a time where internet presence is huge, especially following the pandemic. As a new birth worker, you might follow a lot of...