BABY
DEMYSTIFYING
BY REVA MINORS the Doula
I had never heard of a doula until I started researching home birth for my first pregnancy in 2016 . The literal translation of doula is “ woman who serves ” and she came with my home birth package . Nowadays doulas can be any gender and are there to support the birthing family physically , emotionally and mentally outside of the medical care provided by OB-GYNs , midwives and nurses .
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