Dear Doula, I am curious how you compensate your back up birth doula support. Do you pay hourly or a percentage? Sincerely, Wondering About Back Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _…

Dear Doula, I’ve been to eighteen births and have noticed a trend among some of my clients. I’ve been to five births that were inductions and went the exact same way: cervical softener (Cervidil…

Dear Doula, What should I wear to a birth? I want to look professional but also be comfortable. Are there any brands you like? I tried wearing scrubs but kept getting mistaken for a nurse. Thanks…

Dear Doula, I'm a newer doula and had had three births before I had my daughter last year. I took a Hypnobirthing class and worked diligently throughout my pregnancy with my husband and my doula (who…

Dear Doula, I’ve been to 18 births and have had 3 clients get induced for low fluid levels. This seems like a lot. Why are low fluid levels so common? TIA! Sincerely, Wondering About Fluid Levels _…

Dear Doula, Lately I’ve been having a really hard time wanting to continue being a doula. So far I’ve been to twenty-two births and I don’t know if I have it in me to do this long term. I’m miserable…

Dear Doula, I’ve been a Certified Birth Doula for six months now and I’m still not making much money doing doula work. I did my three no-cost births for certification and since then I’ve only had two…

Dear Doula, I keep running into a very frustrating question at prenatal visits and I'm not sure how to respond to my clients. The question goes something like this: "My doctor is pretty conservative…