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Birth of Liberty Jane

By Kim Borchert, DTI Doula Libby’s birth starts about a week before she was born.  On Tuesday, September 2, I had a bit of spotting, I was 37 weeks 2...

Shifting the Culture of Postpartum Support: If ...

My oldest child just turned 5.  It wasn’t until around his third birthday (which was also around the time that I completed my training with DTI and attended my first...

Doulas Are Advocates

Advocate (n.) /ˈadvəkət/  1. A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. Every human being has the potential to be a changemaker, no matter what one’s...

The Childless Doula

Three days after I graduated college I found myself sitting in a circle of women, sharing why I wanted to become a doula. It was a more than reasonable way...

What Doulas Bring to The Room (The Frog Blog)

What does it mean to re-imagine the role of doulas in contemporary maternity care? It means digging down to the most ancient and universal needs of laboring women, and at...

OneDoula: Thriving Together | A Self-Care Retreat

Few phrases get tossed around in the doula community quite as often as “self-care.” Attended a long labor? Make sure to practice self-care. Having a slow month? Take the opportunity...