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Questions to Ask When Hiring a Doula

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:00AM

Hiring a doula? Here are questions to ask. Credit: mahalie, Flickr Kelly Anderson gave expectant mothers oranges and tins cans with the lids removed from both ends. "Now push the orange through the can," she told the women, giving them an idea ...
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More New York Moms Choosing to Birth at Home

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Nov 14th 2008 5:02PM

Wow. Here's a loaded topic! Want to have your baby at home? Home birth is a process that has been eschewed--well, OK, to use the word from a recent New York Times article on the subject, "condemned"--by the American College of Obstetricians and ...
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Did you doula?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 3rd 2008 10:00AM

Most women I know want a helping hand during birth -- a spouse, a partner, a mom, a sister, a friend -- someone who can hold a hand (or a leg), who's handy with a wet washcloth and ice chips, and who's an excellent cheerleader. Some women, though, ...
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Mamaloo's amazing birth story

by Nadine Silverthorne, Posted Jul 12th 2007 11:34AM

If you don't read Momcast, you might recall Susan Wagner writing about ParentDish reader and frequent commenter Mamaloo live-blogging her birth. On a slow day at the office, I decided to check back in and find out what happened. Lo and behold, a ...
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Doctors warn: freebirthing is dangerous

by Nadine Silverthorne, Posted Jun 22nd 2007 11:57AM

Freewheeling, freebasing -- these are terms I've heard of. Freebirthing? Not so much, until I came across this article warning women against freebirthing, a.k.a. birthing without the supervision of a doctor, midwife or doula. I had no idea modern ...
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Follow up to night doula article from Mothering online

by Keith McDuffee, Posted Mar 15th 2006 8:04AM

I recently posted a link to an article on mothering.com about night doulas, and whether or not they compromise the bond between mother and child. A response to that article, written by a doula, furthers the discussion on this issue. I thought it was ...
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