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Do Doulas Take Insurance? Here’s What You Need to Know
A Common Question: Do Doulas Take Insurance? One of the most common questions I get is: “Do doulas take insurance?” It’s a great question. Some insurance companies and state agencies are beginning to recognize value of doula care (yay for progress!). So I’ve been digging into this issue more deeply. I recently completed a continuing…
Partner Support During Labor: 5 Tips for a Loving Birth
Back in the day, fathers were usually banned from the labor room until there was a clean and bundled baby ready to show. “A History of Dads in Delivery Rooms” offers a glimpse into this history. Birth was considered “women’s business,” and men had no place. Not so today—fathers and partners are invited, even expected,…
First-Time Home Birth: Ella’s Peaceful Journey into Motherhood
Client stories mini-series, Part 3 A rural, spiritually grounded first-time home birth story supported by doula and midwife care Considering a First-Time Home Birth I met Ella after church when she asked to discuss her interest in a first-time home birth. Living in a rural area, she preferred not to use the nearby hospital and…
Do I Have to Say Yes? How to Make Informed Choices About Birth
With so many different procedures available, it can be hard to know how to make informed choices about birth interventions. A lot of times, people wonder if they even have a choice, when their provider recommends a certain intervention. For example, these are some scenarios that have occurred in my interactions with clients and other…
Top 5 Unusual Things to Pack in Your Hospital Bag for Birth
Knowing What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag Packing your hospital bag for birth is almost a rite of passage. How do you know what to pack? There are lots of lists out there of what to pack in your hospital bag for birth. If you’re planning a hospital birth, chances are your hospital has…
How do I help my loved one in labor? 5 tips for partners
Back in the day, fathers were usually banned from the labor room until there was a clean and bundled baby ready to show. Birth was women’s business, and men had no place. Not so today – fathers are invited, maybe even expected, to be present for the birth of their children. This can lead to…
Navigating the unexpected in your labor and birth
I love a good birth plan, and more especially the conversations that go into making a birth plan. For me, birth planning is not about planning every little detail and decision ahead of time, but rather talking about what matters most to you and why. Learning about the choices and scenarios that might occur so…
What makes you laugh?
When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. J. M. Barrie The first time I heard my baby laugh it felt like the most wonderful sound I had ever heard. How wonderful that tony…
Setting up doula support – where do you start?
I know there are lots of folks out there who like the sound of support for their birth or postpartum time, but for one reason or another haven’t started making arrangements to get that support. While it is never too late to hire a doula, there are definitely some real advantages to establishing a relationship…
How to Help Pay for Doula Support
You can now add my doula support to your BeHerVillage Registry! https://behervillage.com/partners/eleisondoulaservices
