In celebration of World Doula Week, I'd like to share with you some of my favorite photos of doulas serving families, right here in our local homes and hospitals! I'll even include a RARE photo of ME!!! *Amanda Poteet Woolen of The Grateful Moms Doula and Mary Duke LCCE of My Sunshine Birth Services *Me with The Grateful Moms Doula *Jennifer West of Bowling Green Doula & Childbirth Services *Mary Duke LCCE of My Sunshine Birth Services Sorry Jennifer! I had to include this on

The next Meet the Doulas event is scheduled for April 1st!!! I hope to see you there! It's a great opportunity to sit down and talk with network members and get more information about all things pregnancy and birth. This particular event is gonna be extra special (to me at least) because it's the first Meet the Doulas event that I will actually be a network member. Mary Duke LCCE, owner of My Sunshine Birth Services and network manager, recently introduced two new members to

Yesterday, I introduced you to two of my favorite doulas that I had attended births with. Today, I'd like to introduce you to another super special doula, that I've not had the opportunity to attend a birth with yet. Well, let me take that back ... I have ... I attended and photographed HER birth!!!! Meet Jennifer West! Jennifer is a labor and birth doula specializing in VBAC and HBAC. Jennifer's birth, over 5 years ago, was the very first home birth, water birth and HBAC tha

The theme for #worlddoulaweek is doulas benefit everyone. This saying is absolutely true. I wanted to share some of my favorite birth images that show two of my favorite doulas working together in perfect harmony while supporting a precious mama laboring to bring her sweet baby earthside. Meet Mary Duke and Amanda Woolen amazing individuals with beautiful souls that I'm honored to have in my path on this journey of life. I watched them, in awe, as they communicated without sa

Today marks the beginning of World Doula Week! What is World Doula Week? You might ask? Here is some info for you straight from the World Doula Week Facebook Page! Visit the page by clicking the graphic for #worlddoulaweek above! World Doula Week takes place annually on March 22-28 worldwide. This year our theme is #doulasbenefiteveryone The purpose of World Doula Week ("WDW") is to empower doulas all over the world to improve the physiological, social, emotional, and psychol