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Amy I. Catania Doula, Birthing From Within® Mentor and Anti-Violence Advocate

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Rachel Dolan Wickersham CD(DONA), LCCE Doula,
Midwife in Training and Doula Trainer

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Who Is ChicagoDoula?

So Amy is trying to get me to blog. I have to say, I have never considered this and am not so sure how good I’ll be at this. I’m only here because she has the smarts and the drive to get us both here. Maybe I can start by giving you the [...]

Changes

I have embarked on the process of re-working this website and blog together with fellow doula and activist Rachel Dolan Wickersham, the original ChicagoDoula (at AOL dot com). Please have patience with me/us as the posts are fewer and further between while we develop ChicagoDoula into a resource we are both excited about and think [...]

Homebirth Safety Act Update – And Pictures!

Despite a setback earlier this month, and what this article might lead you to believe, Rep. Julie Hamos and the co-sponsors of the Illinois’ Home Birth Safety Act, HB 226, are still working on getting the bill passed this session. They need all the help we can give them to turn legislators’ “no’s” into “yes’s”.

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In the Beginning

Welcome to my website! I hope to post more here each week or so as I develop my skills as a doula and birth mentor while continuing to parent and create social change whenever and wherever I can.