tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post8026789815785364974..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: Worth Watching: A Doula StoryRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-17252781160476469362009-03-18T08:05:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:05:00.000-04:00Yes, it really puts my own problems into perspecti...Yes, it really puts my own problems into perspective.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-65397809746131253572009-03-18T06:07:00.000-04:002009-03-18T06:07:00.000-04:00Wow, what an amazing woman. She is so much more th...Wow, what an amazing woman. She is so much more than a doula for these girls. But, the challenges those young moms face! So daunting, I feel like I have not a care in the world, in comparison. Thank you so much Rixa for the link.Judithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310462426087335112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-49162647901478411682009-03-10T22:28:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:28:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting this, Rixa. It really shows a ...Thanks for posting this, Rixa. It really shows a side of life in the U.S.A. that few of us living outside can fathom. <BR/><BR/>It would be so great if this doula could find a midwife to work with who would leave the cords intact and do more to facilitate bonding. I always want better for women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-79070629910884975492009-03-04T19:04:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:04:00.000-05:00I trained in Chicago and Ms Weisinger's progam was...I trained in Chicago and Ms Weisinger's progam was very near our family practice center (clinic) during my residency. She was once at a birth I attended during residency. It was a not one of my residency continuity clients, I was just working a labor and delivery shift, and it was the very first birth I ever saw a doula at. After the baby was born, I said to the young woman that she had the nicest, most useful mother I'd ever seen, and they laughed and explained that she was the mother's doula! Unfortunately, I only found out about her program late in my residency and wasn't able to hook any of my own continuity maternity clients up with her. (They offer free doula services to young women, especially those "at risk") I wish this type of service was available to everyone!doctorjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570496336872952499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-89890000947050657612009-03-04T16:23:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:23:00.000-05:00I too will be doing something like this in the com...I too will be doing something like this in the community when my littles ar older. Thank you for this.Housefairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158143680987249710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-28978932168970198582009-03-04T15:47:00.000-05:002009-03-04T15:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for the link. I look forward to viewing ...Thank you for the link. I look forward to viewing it. The description alone of this woman's work is quite inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-68975482789031684172009-03-04T13:54:00.000-05:002009-03-04T13:54:00.000-05:00sounds wonderful! i also agree with your husband....sounds wonderful! i also agree with your husband. but, it makes me look forward to my empty nest years instead of dreading them...maybe i'll do something like that then! maybe i'll become a midwife like i've always wanted to!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863968170470218136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-990736731848828092009-03-04T10:54:00.000-05:002009-03-04T10:54:00.000-05:00I have a doula friend here that volunteers as a do...I have a doula friend here that volunteers as a doula for women in prison.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your husband. It makes me feel like I'm not doing "enough".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com