HB: What kind of training goes into being a doula? NB: I was trained by Debra Pascali-Bonaro through DONA International. The beginning of a doulas training takes place in an intensive workshop. We’re ...

This immersive DONA accredited Postpartum Doula Training is delivered live via Zoom by expert trainer Trena Gallant. Across one focused weekend, you will receive comprehensive, evidence-based ...

This immersive DONA accredited Birth Doula Training is delivered live via Zoom by expert trainer Trena Gallant. Across one focused weekend, you will receive comprehensive, evidence-based education ...

Typically called a birth doula, a doula is a non-medical specialist who provides physical and emotional support during labor and childbirth. Although most women do not have a birth doula — only 6% of ...

Anxious husbands and a small army of attending medical professionals aren’t the only ones joining laboring women in hospital delivery rooms in the Baltimore region. A growing number of expectant ...

When Barbara and Christopher Lawton were planning for the birth of their son almost two years ago, the midwife practice they were using in Pittsburgh asked them if they were going to use a doula ...

FOND DU LAC - DONA International has named local birth professional Kamala McCormick a recipient of the new designation of Advanced Certified Birth Doula established in 2015. This designation serves ...

For expectant moms, the questions of what items to get and who to call for resources are ever growing. And today a new question is gaining traction: Should I consider hiring a doula? This professional ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation is looking for expectant mothers in 41 Arkansas counties to ...

Most teens spent their summer sleeping in and hanging out with friends at the mall, pool or beach. Seventeen-year-old Allie Sakowicz had quite a different view: a hospital maternity ward. Sakowicz, an ...