Articles on doula training, certification, recognition and building a practice from Birth & Baby University.
Pain after birth is common: cramps, a sore perineum, an incision, sore nipples, a back that aches from feeding. The hard part is knowing when pain is part of healing and when it signals…
Read the article: Postpartum Pain: Understanding Normal Recovery Versus Symptoms That Require Medical AttentionCesarean birth is common, and families arrive at one by very different roads: a scheduled plan, a medical turn mid-labor, an emergency. The experience and emotional aftermath differ across those roads. This article covers…
Read the article: Supporting Families Through Planned and Unplanned Cesarean BirthsClients are often handed a questionnaire at a prenatal or postpartum visit and told their score. Some doulas are asked to share screening forms in community programs. Understanding what screens can and cannot tell…
Read the article: Perinatal Mental Health Screening: What Tools Are Used and What Can Doulas Do?Nitrous oxide is long established in many countries and increasingly offered in North American hospitals and birth centers. Clients may ask whether it is "safe," how strong it is and whether it affects the…
Read the article: Understanding Nitrous Oxide for Labor Pain ManagementMost doula training programs hide their true cost across membership dues, renewal fees, and required materials. A real cost comparison requires year-three math—not just tuition—to account for recurring charges. Birth & Baby University offers…
Read the article: Doula Training Cost Breakdown: One-Time Pricing, No SurprisesSleep training is one of the most polarizing subjects in parenting, and one on which evidence has been interpreted in opposite directions by people reading the same studies. Postpartum doulas work mainly in the…
Read the article: Sleep Training Research: What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why Context MattersGroup prenatal care replaces the usual series of short one-to-one visits with longer sessions in which several pregnant people meet together with a clinician, have their health checks done, and spend time on discussion…
Read the article: How Group Prenatal Care Models Influence Birth Outcomes and Patient ExperiencesA prenatal appointment assumes a way to get there. A nutrition recommendation assumes a way to buy the food. A plan for rest and recovery assumes a stable place to live. When those assumptions…
Read the article: How Transportation, Housing, and Food Insecurity Affect Maternal and Infant HealthPostpartum support is usually described in terms of the person who gave birth. Adoptive parents and intended parents, those who become parents through adoption, surrogacy or other assisted routes, also arrive home with a…
Read the article: Postpartum Support for Adoptive and Intended Parents: Recognizing Different Pathways to ParenthoodWithin the first days of life, nearly every baby in the United States has a heel stick, a hearing screen and a pulse oximetry check. Parents often learn about these tests in the middle…
Read the article: Understanding Newborn Screening: What Tests Are Performed and WhyPage 4 of 23
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