ChicagoDoula

Ever look for a collection of LGBTQ-centered birth stories? Then you may have noticed how hard it is to find one! If you’d like to help remedy this situation:

Fabulous Chicago doula, Kristen Ethier, is collecting birth stories from lesbian/queer/gender non-conforming/FTM transgender parents. Send her your stories or re-post this if you know someone who would!

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Check out this excellent blog entry on the Home Birth Safety Act from the Amie Newman at RH Reality Check. We hope to call the bill today. Meanwhile there is a mama in labor for me to get to.

Wish the bill luck, and if you are an Illinoisan look up your rep and call them [...]

This is Amy, writing on Rachel’s behalf. This morning, after I returned from a long birth, she and I had our first chance to speak in person since a fire destroyed her family’s home and killed a family cat. Her family and other pets escaped safely. She has begun plucking small salvageable items from the [...]

Here’s a little love for all my fellow doulas. We know that every mama has a perfect doula match out there somewhere, but not every doula will fit the bill. So it is okay and expected that every potential client interview or phone call won’t result in a match.

Even still, it would be nice [...]