Being a Mom Was Harder than Being a Doula
February 23rd, 2023 | by Sarah Moore
And then there was this big crisis that brought us all to our knees
Browsing the "Doula" Tag
Spirit of the Sun: Birthing Again at Home
January 31st, 2022 | by Laura Eliasieh
Pregnancy with my second daughter inspired me to deepen my understanding of our family’s ancestry. Connecting with the soulful past,
Shared Labor: A Birth Story
December 15th, 2017 | by Julia Whitehouse
When I told my husband, Ben, that I wanted to have a home birth with a midwife and a doula
Radical Care for Pregnant People: Jacqui Morton Interviews THE DOULAS
January 12th, 2017 | by Jacqui Morton
Doula. Don’t you love this word? Its very presence has purpose. Doula is derived from ancient Greek. The core of
THE BEATING: A Birth Story by Jennifer Lewis from RAD FAMILIES
December 9th, 2016 | by Jennifer Lewis
I’m lying on the operating table crucifix-style with leather straps binding my arms. The needle in my spine has erased
Incubated from the World: HILA RATZABI’s Premature Birth Story
July 12th, 2016 | by Hila Ratzabi
Through a haze of painkillers, I awoke in the postpartum room to the sound of the news on TV: hundreds
Sling City: Jade Sanchez-Ventura Tells THE STORY OF A BIRTH
June 8th, 2016 | by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
“Whether or not you have or want children, please don’t ignore the reality it is still permissible, in 21st-century America,
THE STATE I’M IN: A Birth Story in Comics by Sacha Mardou, PART II
December 11th, 2015 | by Sacha Mardou
This is my story of navigating the messy, flawed, American healthcare system to having a low-key, British-style hospital birth. I’d
BIRTHING PLANS: Comics by Emily Flake from MAMA TRIED
October 6th, 2015 | by Emily Flake
What? Want More?? Here’s the book: Mama Tried is not a parenting manual. I do not have any particularly sage advice for
THROUGH THE WINDOW
June 30th, 2014 | by Jess D. Taylor
On our daughter’s second night outside of the womb, I sat crying as I watched my husband squeeze an eyedropper