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Doula Advocacy: How to Advocate Without Speakin...

Many of us get into the business of birth work because there’s too much intervention in the mainstream birth experience. There are too many doctors speaking on behalf of pregnant...

Remembering Tiny Hearts, Fingers, and Toes Gone...

Life changing moments of expecting a baby can begin with a positive pregnancy test, hearing a little heartbeat for the first time, experiencing those first symptoms which require constant bathroom...

Doulas: Steering the Way to Improve Birth Outcomes

Doulas, people with a special place in their heart to serve and hold space for birthing families, have been aiding in the childbirth process for many generations dating to the...

We Missed The Mark: An Open Letter About Listen...

Inclusion is paramount to DTI’s mission: to provide choice and autonomy to all birthing persons–Emphasis on the “ALL.” What does inclusion look like in action for DTI? It means being intentional...

Community birth, doulas, and activism

The term “community birth” will bring to mind different images for different people. You may think of what birth looked like some time ago before hospitals got involved. You may...

DTI’s EDU Childbirth Education: How Are We Diff...

Simone Toomer, CD/CBE (DTI), LC I am a DTI doula and will soon be a DTI childbirth educator. As a Lamaze-certified educator, you might wonder why I chose to certify...