

Aliza Juliette Bancoff
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Are Doulas Worth It? What New Doulas Need to Know
As a new doula, you might be wondering if families know if doulas are worth the cost. After all, if people are unsure about the...

Can You Have a Postpartum Doula if You Formula Feed?
In many ways, the myths which surround postpartum doulas are like the myths surrounding birth doulas. It is common for people to assume a birth...

Doulas Benefit Dads and Partners
If a pregnant person has a supportive partner, is a doula beneficial? Yes! Doulas benefit dads and partners. How? Well, in many ways. A doula...

Doulas and Epidurals – Top Tips For Support
As a doula, we know we support all births. However, it is not uncommon for families to wonder if doulas and epidurals go together. While...

C-Section Recovery – What Doulas Should Know
However our clients give birth, it is often an experience mixed with joy and challenges. When a client has a c-section, navigating a c-section recovery...

What is a Postpartum Doula? – A Look at Their Role
While postpartum doulas are much more of a household name than in years past, not everyone understands what they do. What is a postpartum doula?...

Do Doulas Need to Know ‘Medical Stuff’?
As doulas, we provide non-medical physical and emotional support to birthing people. If we are non-medical, do we need to know medical stuff? In short,...

The Best Doula Tools – Your Hands and Mind!
One of the most talked about things in student doula groups is what to pack in a doula bag. As a newer doula, you might...

Can I Become a Doula if I Never Had a Natural Birth?
Maybe you have only had an epidural birth, induction, or c-section. Perhaps you had a positive experience with those, or you had a negative one....

New Study: Induction of Labor Increases Risk of C-Section, Might Contradict ARRIVE Study
As doulas, most of us are very familiar with the ARRIVE Study. In fact, many of us have found it difficult to support clients desiring...