Doulas Cannot Re-Create The Farm
I re-read Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, and have read Spiritual Midwifery at least 10 times over the last couple of decades. The message that always resonates most with me is that culture helps to shape birth. It is true to a large degree how something is observed...
Doula Training in Nova Scotia
It is official! MotherWit is hitting the East Coast of Canada this summer. Join the Doula Ceilidh from July 24th to July 29th as we get down to the nitty gritty, the earthy crunchy, and even the airy fairy of the science and art of being a doula.This full six day/3...
Positions in Labour
When I meet people who are interested in working with me as a doula or childbirth educator, one of their burning questions is: "Are you going to teach me about positions to use in labour to make me more comfortable?"While I may do the briefest of overviews to show...
A Guide to Holding Birth Trauma
Scary things can happen in birth sometimes. It's not something we like to think about, but the fear of emergencies in birth is something that lurks in the corners of the minds of pregnant women and their caregivers alike.As doulas, occasionally we are front row centre...
MotherWit Birth Doula Training Begins Soon!
I am so excited to be welcoming the new wave of doula students who will be embarking upon this journey with me on February 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th, and March 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th.This is a bit of a new format. Our last training was in the beautiful hills of...
A Doula’s Path
"Doula" is not yet a common household word, though the importance of the role of a doula in modern maternity care is well documented in many studies. For those of you new to the concept, a doula is a woman who supports pregnant, birthing, and postpartum women and...
Doulas in the News!
CBC News came to the MotherWit Doula Centre a few weeks ago to an interview with some doulas and clients. It's a very short, but very nice overview of how doulas are becoming more visible in the public eye.If you go to 23 minutes and 40 seconds into the broadcast, you...
Birth Stats: A Doula’s Year in Review
I just got home from an absolutely gorgeous birth of a nice big boy. This is most likely my last birth before the new year, though anything is possible. As I have time to do so now, I'll share how things went this year.Before getting to the birth stats, let me just...