Public Health Doula

Doula, master's of public health graduate, new IBCLC, and feminist. I'm reflecting on my studies, reflecting on other people's studies, posting news, telling stories, and inviting discussion on reproductive health from birth control to birth to bra fitting.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Dear American Hospitals

Dear American hospitals, They can do it in the Philippines - why can't we? As a world leader in health care, shouldn't all U.S. hos...

Friday, December 19, 2008

"That baby would never have fit"

At Better Birth, the story of a pelvis that seemed too small . The second I read this story I thought of a very different one. Back when I w...

Thursday, December 18, 2008

More on the medical profession

Dr. Pauline Chen asks in the New York Times, "Do patients trust their doctors too much?" She discusses how patients rating their ...

One more note

Here is a link to the original complaint filed by the plaintiff in the abusive OB case.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

When doctors take it out on patients

Via Feministing comes the story of a woman who is suing the OB who cared for her in labor over abusing her verbally and refusing pain medic...

Home On the Breast (a breastfeeding song)

At a singalong, my mother ran into a guy who had written a breastfeeding song. Given my interest, she asked him to send along the lyrics. I ...

Why don't women trust hospitals?

Gloria Lemay writes a response to a Canadian obstetrician who asks "When did we become the enemy?" I took an Advanced Doula train...

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