by Josephine Bloomfield | Apr 6, 2021 | Birth, Blog, Doula Training, Pregnancy
Written by JJ Bloomfield: We often hear what birth looks like from the perspective of the birthing person. But what does birth look like through the eyes of a doula? As doulas, we often feel and see more than we let on… from the moment we walk into the birthing room,...
by Homegrown Families | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Doula Training
Calling all newly trained and certified doulas! Here is the current DONA book list for birth doulas. This list offers extensive reading in the field of birth, birth justice, caring for families, and running your doula business. It has been updated in recent years to...
by Homegrown Families | May 27, 2019 | Doula Training, Social Justice and Activism, Uncategorized
“The only reason the birthing person needs someone in the room is so if something goes wrong, they know it was the mother’s fault.” – Nurse in Belize Sitting here on a white sand beach overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea, I am winding up my last day on Caye...
by Homegrown Families | Apr 5, 2018 | Doula Training, Homegrown Picks
Yay! You’re doing a DONA birth doula training! Choosing to become a birth doula is one of the best decisions you can make for yourself, your future clients, your career, and the state of maternal healthcare (okay, maybe we’re a little biased). Truly, thank you for...
by Homegrown Families | Sep 26, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Doula Training, Social Justice and Activism
Why would a white family hire a black doula? Good question, right? This blunt, layered quandary was posed to me at a recent meeting with African American community leaders in the Hillcrest and Pisgah View Public Housing Apartments in Asheville two weeks ago. It came...
