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Meet the Educator: Danie Crofoot

Meet DTI Educator, Danie  Danie has been working as a doula for 16 years, specializes in LGBTQ+ families and pregnancies, and is based in Los Angeles. We asked Danie to share their...

Meet the Educator: Julia Underwood

Meet DTI Educator Julia Underwood, Julia has been working as a doula since 2011, she specializes in being a resident midwife, childbirth educator and doula educator.  How long have you been a...

Meet the Educator: Gem Kocher

Meet DTI Founding Educator, Gem Kocher Gem has been a doula for 7 years, they specialize in accompanying queer and trans* families, neurodivergence in birth and among birth workers, they...

Meet the Educator: Malika Hook Muhammad

  Meet DTI Educator, Malika Hook Muhammad Malika has been working as a doula for 13 years, specializes in baby positioning, and is an herbalist. She is based in United Arab Emirates in...

Meet the Educator: Ash Spivak

    Meet DTI Founding Educator, Ash Spivak Ash has been working as a doula for 10 years, specializes in Psychedelic therapy facilitation, and is based in New York & Philly. We...

Gatekeeping: A Letter from DTI

It has come to our attention that trained doulas are not being allowed to support their clients in the hospital setting at some hospitals.  This gatekeeping is not new, but...