Tags archives: bini-birth

Diplomacy and Human Rights in the Labor Room,The Answer to Change

I recently spent one entire week in the company, of midwives, physicians, doulas, and birth professionals from all over the United States and from countries such as Korea, Vietnam[...]

Doulas as Bridges

Recently Monica Lundry ( an RN and friend) and I hosted an event for the book launch of Dr. Mark Zakowski called "C-Section: How to Avoid, Prepare for and Recover From Your Ces[...]

Postpartum Doulas in Brazil: Supporting Mothers in a Cesarean Culture

Brazil calls me, often, in every sense of the word. I am Brazilian, originally from there. And I am an advocate for natural birth here in Los Angeles. I own a birthing education[...]

So the Baby is Here, Now What?

By Alisa Donner, MSW, LCSW, Co-Founder P.A.M. Anna and I used this title in one of our Expert Panels at this past May’s Kick-off Event for Pregnancy Awareness Month® on May 1st [...]

The Incredible and Well Worth Investment of a Post-Partum Doula

The word doula has gained incredible popularity in the past decade. The joke in big cities is not if you have a doula but WHO is your doula. Women have become familiar and embraced[...]

Meet Doula Ana Paula Markel

Pregnancy Awareness Month™ is proud to introduce you to Ana, who has wholeheartedly jumped into her role of being a PAM Advisory Team Member. Thanks Ana!

Doula's Hype or Real?

I've encountered more than a handful of pregnant women in the past 5 days that are pondering the question of to have or not to have a Doula. And a couple of these women are pregnan[...]