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Abdominal Massage during Pregnancy | What to Expect?
In this post, we’ll discuss the applications, aims, and health benefits of Abdominal Massage for pregnant women. Prenatal Massage therapy — [ ... ]

Reproductive Justice Movement and Doula – An Intimately Related Couple
In this post, we discuss how the Reproductive Justice Movement and Doula work relate to each other. The term Reproductive Justice came about as a comb [ ... ]

What Is a Transgender Transition Doula?
Transgender Transition Doulas, also called Gender Doulas or Transition Doulas, and not to be confused with Life Transition Doulas, are Doulas who prov [ ... ]

Mental Health Doula | Tasks and Objectives
The profession of Mental Health Doula is still a domain that’s under development. Nevertheless, it’s typically a specialization for Birth Doulas, [ ... ]

Black Doula | Community Doula for Afro-Americans
“We need to speak the uncomfortable truth that women — and especially Black women — are too often not listened to or taken seriously by [ ... ]

Ayurvedic Doula Support for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Period
An Ayurvedic Doula is basically a regular Doula but then additionally trained in Ayurvedic principles, which means that they also use and incorporate [ ... ]

Trauma-Informed Doula Work | What’s It About?
Trauma and trauma-related health conditions are common during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, such as post-traumatic stress disorders which co [ ... ]

What Is an LGBTQ+ Doula?
LGBTQ+ Doulas usually work as a Community-Based Full-Spectrum Doula being skillful in serving people who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, [ ... ]

Doulas and the Need of Offering Culturally Congruent Support
Although cultural competency should make part of the job requirements of all healthcare providers, culturally congruent care is especially necessary f [ ... ]

What Is a BIPOC Doula?
The acronym BIPOC stands for “Black, Indigenous, and other People Of Color.” BIPOC Doulas serve BIPOC communities, and usually work as Community-B [ ... ]