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10 Practical Steps Towards Starting Your Doula Business

10 Practical Steps Towards Starting Your Doula ...

If you're the kind of person who sees the benefit in taking matters into your own hands, setting up a basic landing spot for your doula practice might be the...

10 Practical Steps Towards Starting Your Doula ...

If you're the kind of person who sees the benefit in taking matters into your own hands, setting up a basic landing spot for your doula practice might be the...

business tips for doulas and birth workers

5 Business Ideas for Doulas Who Aren't Good at ...

We're offering 5 tips for doulas who feel like they "aren't good at business." At DTI, we believeĀ all birth workers have the potential to find their groove and serve their...

5 Business Ideas for Doulas Who Aren't Good at ...

We're offering 5 tips for doulas who feel like they "aren't good at business." At DTI, we believeĀ all birth workers have the potential to find their groove and serve their...

doulas carry an emotional load as well as their physical birth bag items

What Doulas Carry: The Emotional Load of Holdin...

Why is there such a high turnover in our field and how are the factors associated with this problem affecting not only ourselves and our families, but also our clients?

What Doulas Carry: The Emotional Load of Holdin...

Why is there such a high turnover in our field and how are the factors associated with this problem affecting not only ourselves and our families, but also our clients?

what makes doulas effective

3 Ways Doulas Work Their Magic

Are you pregnant and looking for a doula? Or are you considering becoming a doula yourself? Research has demonstrated that having a doula join the care team during pregnancy, labor,...

3 Ways Doulas Work Their Magic

Are you pregnant and looking for a doula? Or are you considering becoming a doula yourself? Research has demonstrated that having a doula join the care team during pregnancy, labor,...

How to Talk with Friends and Family About Reproductive Healthcare

How to Talk with Friends and Family About Repro...

Doulas play a key role in helping our communities stay informed when it comes to reproductive health. Whether you will be voting Nov. 5 on key ballot measures or having...

How to Talk with Friends and Family About Repro...

Doulas play a key role in helping our communities stay informed when it comes to reproductive health. Whether you will be voting Nov. 5 on key ballot measures or having...

Meet the Educator - Megan Rowell

Meet the Educator - Megan Rowell

In both her practice as a massage therapist and doula, Megan Rowell (she/her) seeks to practice or center the following: anti-oppression, consent+autonomy, curiosity, acceptance, cultural humility and patience. As a...

Meet the Educator - Megan Rowell

In both her practice as a massage therapist and doula, Megan Rowell (she/her) seeks to practice or center the following: anti-oppression, consent+autonomy, curiosity, acceptance, cultural humility and patience. As a...