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Birth Day Appreciations

Post by Amy Catania on January 23rd, 2010

I came home late tonight to a quiet house after spending the last 26+ hours providing labor support. Partner and kids are already tucked in bed for the night – so my birthday has passed by here for my family without me. And I am kind of sad about that. We will have to make [...]

By Amy Catania, January 23rd, 2010 | Category: Blog, birth, labor, their mama is a doula | Leave a comment

Why a Doula is Better Than Your Best Friend

Post by Amy Catania on November 23rd, 2009

When we are pregnant, most women “know” on some more or less abstract level that this will eventually end with a birth. Chances are good that around 30 weeks or so, the thought that you will actually have to go through this birth yourself and that you will have to open and push this baby [...]

By Amy Catania, November 23rd, 2009 | Category: birth, doulas, labor, midwives, patient consumerism | One comment