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http://daddyconfidential.com/2012/parenting/doulas-part-deux/ Part 2 of a great blog on doulas from a dad’s perspective. Click to read! Read Part 1 here: http://dareallalucedoula.com/2012/04/02/i-challenge-you-to-a-doula/

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The Call

“The path to birth work is never a straight one. Sometimes, a doula is born in one moment; perhaps in the moment her own child is born or in a moment of witnessing another woman cross the threshold of motherhood.” (click to read this beautiful blog on doula-ing @ thisholywork.com) http://thisholywork.com/2011/10/13/the-call/

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The first time I heard the word doula I had no idea what it even meant. After more research I was intrigued, and ended up being trained as a doula through a local agency in my area. During that time, especially being so young, I ran into a lot of myths and rumors about what [...]

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Midwifery’ s Renaissance Shared via AddThis Dismissed, disrespected, and hunted like witches, midwives are finally being recognized-but misunderstandings and myths endure…(great article from Utne Reader)

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In Italian, the literal translation of “to give birth”— “Dare alla luce”— is: “to give to the light”. A beautiful, mellifluous phrase to describe the beauty and wonder of childbirth.  I’m Katharine Deeb and I’m a birth doula (CD)DONA. I am the mother of two teenaged boys, and I delivered both naturally, thanks to the help [...]

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