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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[...]

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[...]

Visioning Your Sacred Birth

I’ve often said that we do a wonderful job in America of preparing a woman and her mate with all that she needs to know about the physical aspect of birth, but very little about th[...]

Birth Doulas - An Essential Presence in Modern Maternity Care

The role of the birthing doula gained popularity from the studies of Dr. Marshall Klaus and John Kennel, illustrating the benefits of the presence of a doula during the labor proce[...]

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[...]

Doula Resources

Getting accustomed to a having a new baby in the home is not small feat. Last week we had Kat Howell, a wonderful postpartum doula, as our guest on Pregnancy Awareness Month Rad[...]

Online Schedule of Events

Pregnancy Awareness Month Schedule of Online Events. You won't want to miss our Twitter Parties and live broadcasts of Pregnancy Awareness Month Radio!