Birth doula
The Dos and Don’ts of Supporting Loss Families: 10 Mistakes to Avoid
Content Note: Perinatal Loss We never know when we may have to support a loss Supporting a family through perinatal loss is one of the most profound, heart-wrenching, and delicate roles a doula can step into. It is also as unexpected for us providers as it is for our clients. It’s a space where there…
Read MoreHow to Build your Referral Program
You need a referral program! It is a fast way to get more clients This makes each of your previous clients, who loved your care, a billboard for your doula services. They can be like little marketing machines singing your praises. Parents constantly refer products and brands, so encourage them to share about you…
Read MoreWhen Your Doula Clients Don’t Call: What It Means, Why It Happens, and How to Cope
It’s a scenario that can sting: you’ve done everything right, prepared, checked in, and created an amazing birth plan with them. You have been to their home 3 times. Your bag is packed. You have told people ‘if I am not a birth’ at least 6 times this week alone. You are excited. Then, when…
Read MoreHow do I know being a virtual doula is for me?
Discovering the Concept of Virtual Doula Aight, boom! You already know you want to be a doula, right? Now you’re trying to figure out what kind of doula you’re going to be. I walked into this birth worker space feeling like there were many doula tropes and I didn’t feel like I fit into any…
Read MoreDoula Salary: How Much Do Doulas Make?
What is a doula salary? How Much Do Doulas Make? These are very reasonable questions and one that we want to answer for you before you start your new doula career! Good news, you can earn as much as you want as a doula! The range for salaries of doula is based on geographic…
Read MoreWhat is a Doula?
Demystifying the Role of a Doula: Enhancing Your Birth Experience The term “doula” has gained significant recognition these days – and for those who have experienced a birth with a doula, there is a reverence. But what is a doula? What does a doula do? Who are these remarkable individuals and how can they enhance…
Read MoreDoula skills and adding Fertility Specialist to my resume
Written by Tanika Connesero (Fertility Specialist) My Journey to Becoming a Fertility Specialist I was inspired to study birth work while in my prenatal yoga teacher training. I was shocked at just how little I knew about my body, my ovulatory cycle, and things that [can] impact my health and life, including the traumatic brain…
Read MoreGrow Doula Business: Wildly simple, but impactful advice to help
Written by Meg Kant Grow your Doula Business This week we had our final class of our Maternal Support Practitioner training for the Fall 2022 semester. The last class is always bittersweet because as much as we are excited for you students to be starting or growing your doula business, but we know we will…
Read MoreWhy Should You Consider Becoming a Fertility Doula?
Why Should You Consider Becoming a Fertility Doula? The long and the short of it is because it is awesome, and people realllllly need support! Here are some reasons why becoming a fertility doula is awesome: Nobody ever wishes to be someone with reproductive challenges, it is not something anyone would choose. But one…
Read MoreMy favourite birth video ever
Written by Meg Kant My favourite birth video ever This week my youngest son celebrated his 6th birthday. I love reminiscing about his birth, it was one of my favourite experiences of all time, I had the home birth of my dreams (you can even watch the video ). After the birth of my oldest…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Doula Gift Guide 2023
The Ultimate Doula Gift Guide 2023 Written by Meg Kant If you are a doula, or you love someone who is a doula then this guide for gift is going to make your life a whole lot easier. We have put together a list of tried and tested things that doulas love both in their…
Read MoreDoula Tools and Doula Business Organizational Technology
Before you jump in and invest time or money with new programs and organizational doula tools, take a moment and see if you really need one. If you decide you do need one, this will help you decide what one to get! You may or may not know that all of our courses come…
Read MoreFinding another way doesn’t make you difficult, it makes you brave
Written by Meg Kant Finding another way doesn’t make you difficult, it makes you brave Trusting yourself, paving your own way and doing things differently aren’t always the most popular options. Others might not be big fans, but that doesn’t mean doing what works for you is the wrong way of doing things. When I…
Read MoreHow to get my business off the ground
Written by Meg Kant Four unexpected things that got my business off the ground In 2015 when I signed up for my Maternal Support Practitioner training (aka doula training), I didn’t fully comprehend that I’d likely be starting my own doula business. It wasn’t until we dove into the business aspects of the MSP course…
Read MoreWhat brought me to Birth Work
Written by Meg Kant From Personal Struggles to Birth Work I was called to birth work from my own experience. I wanted to be the support that I didn’t have during my pregnancy and labour with my oldest son. During that pregnancy, I was diagnosed with severe antenatal depression and anxiety, and during labour, my…
Read MoreControversy in Birth Series: Birth Plans Lead to the NICU
As much as pregnancy and birth can be a magical and powerful entry into parenthood, there is also a lot of controversy around how people navigate their experience and make their own decisions. It can be difficult for parents or perinatal professionals to weed out the facts over myths when it comes to controversial birth…
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