Doula’s: They’re Bloody Awesome!
Skilled Hands, Open Hearts, Calm Presence
Sometimes women birth without the need for a trusted hand to hold, an encouraging word or reassuring eyes to lock onto. Other women are surrounded by love, touch, vocal encouragement and wisdom.
A doula is trained to view birth as a normal physiological process, a unique and deeply personal experience for every woman and child. A monumental day in the transition from pregnancy to eye gazing.
Doulas DO NOT investigate if your cervix is opening, they observe you as a whole 'story.'
Many start pregnancy with an early test – to pee on a stick to confirm a pregnancy that is there doing all the right things and over time would have communicated with us that a new little life was growing inside, breasts enlarge, menstrual cycles are missed and a swelling belly. Pregnancy in the ‘olden days’ was a game of patience and observation
In honour of all of the doulas
We celebrate you, the monumental effort to hold space for women and their families, the belief you have in women’s ability to birth their babies, even in the incredibly challenging hospital settings that often overshadow the natural birth process.
The hands you hold, the hearts you protect, the traumatic events that you witness, process and work through, for all of the joy that you are privileged to bear witness to
– Today (and all week) We Celebrate You –