Aliza Juliette Bancoff
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Early Signs of Pregnancy
As a birth doula, many people will see you as an expert on all stages of pregnancy. While your primary role is birth preparation and...
Nutrition Support and Education For Birth Doulas and Childbirth Educators
At the International Doula Institute, we are committed to helping students be fully prepared to offer holistic support to their clients as soon as they...
Postpartum Nutrition For The Doula
As doulas, our role is to provide holistic family support. This means that as professionals, we aren’t simply holding people’s newborns during recovery. This means...
What Is Hyperemesis Gravidarum?
As a doula, you are a non-medical support for pregnant, birthing, and postpartum families. While you are not a clinical provider, it is important you...
Baby Registry – How Doulas Help Plan
As a doula, you can provide more than simply labor support. Many clients will see you as an expert of everything related to pregnancy, birth,...
“It Takes A Village!” – Parent Support
As a doula, you may have heard the saying, “work yourself out of a job,” in terms of how to truly help parents. The underlying...
Postpartum Plan – Help Clients Enjoy The Newborn Days
As doulas, we often help our clients prepare and plan for their birth experience. New parents spend time taking birth classes, researching birth positioning, and...
Why Birth Position Matters
As doulas, parents hire us in hopes we can help them have a positive and supported birth experience. One thing we learn as doulas is...
What Does Doula Support Really Look Like?
There are many myths about what doula support really looks like. It isn’t uncommon for people, even new doulas, to assume support is limited to...
Why Birth Matters – And Doulas Are Vital!
We know birth is important. We know it is a big day. However, do we truly know why birth matters? We have all likely heard...