Labour Doula

   ​As doulas, we are given the opportunity to provide support and hopefully enhance the birth experience of our clients. As I’ve outlined in my previous blog post, The Seeds of Birth [...]

  This series of blog posts is brought to you from our East Coast instructor Jillian Hand. Jillian shares her perpesctive on trauma from the lens of social worker and doula in this 3 part [...]

  This week Theresa Fraser, Doula Canada Certifying Doula and Trauma and Loss Clinical Specialist lends us her voice to share the importance of working as a Trauma Focused Doula and the [...]

This statement was recently sparked by a family member who made a comment about doulas. “You think everyone should have a doula,” said my cousin-in-law (a fantastic RN in L & D). [...]

There is something to be said for the passion of a career. That burning desire to jump two feet forward and give it all that you’ve got, without hestitation and compromise. For a number of [...]

Kelly a student of Doula Canada and owner of Blossom Doula Services has a passion for supporting the labouring person. She wanted to share one of the many tools in her toolbox. Here is her take [...]

Shaunacy King, BD, CBE & Director for Doula Training Canada   One of the my earliest Doula memories is from taking the Dancing for Birth program with the fantabulous Stephanie Larson. [...]

   – By Michelle Stroud – ​ I have a long history of working with prenatal women with my maternity reflexology practice. For a long time I hesitated to take doula training even [...]

Being a birth worker is such rewarding work.  Unfortunately we live in reality where every birth is not a joyous, momentous celebratory event.  There are down sides to being a birth worker, [...]