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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Seeking Thoughts on Doulas    —Naperville, IL

"I'm considering using a doula during my next childbirth experience. Can anyone shed some light on their experience u..."

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I used a doula for my birth and it was a great resource not only during my delivery but throughout my pregnancy. I was able to ask questions from her and learn altern...

My neighbor is a doula and is very nice. She stays quite busy due to referrals, so I would say that she's very good. Send me a message if you want her number...I don...

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Q: Doula??    —Benicia, CA

"I'm considering delivering without pain medication this time around (3rd baby), and would like to gather some informa..."

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I had a doula and I wanted to go natural, but in the end I did get an epidural. My doula helped me greatly though, during the time I was laboring. I got in the showe...

Hi C., Talk to your doc and a couple more anesthesiologists and get some help with the pain ... you don't have to be knocked out and can enjoy the birth process wit...

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Q: Looking for a Doula    —Seattle, WA

"My husband and I are considering a doula for the birth of our child (due early next year). I'm looking for advice or..."

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We had a fantastic doula two years ago when our daughter was born. Her name is Alissa Wehrman here is a link to her website: http://sunbirth.org/ At that time she ...

I eventually had two doulas. My doula was out of town when I went in to labor (my son was 3 1/2 weeks early). A friend of ours then called in a friend who was wonderfu...

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Q: Calling All Doulas    —Pittsburgh, PA

"I am a Mom of three children and one on the way in about 5 weeks. Unfortunately this time around we do not have the ..."

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try the pittsburgh doula network !

my girlfriend is an amazing 4th trimester doula! here is her website http://www.fourthtrimesterdoula.com/home.html her name is Joanna and she just finished an assig...

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Q: Seeking Experienced OB for VBAC    —Saint Paul, MN

"I am wondering if anyone can recommend an OB with a high success rate for VBAC? I want to see an MD because I had pr..."

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Hi Natalie! I am about to have a VBAC, hopefully any day now. I have a wonderful doctor who has actually really pushed me to make the decision to have one. He is p...

Hey, Natalie! I'm going to second the recommendation for Fairview Riverside or University Women's Clinics. Most of the doctors switch back and forth between the two ...

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Q: Doula/Midwife Recommendations in Oak/Berk Area?    —Oakland, CA

"Hello moms - I'm getting less happy with Kaiser as the weeks go by. Love my OB, don't like the system (my OB won't..."

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Hi, I don't have any recommendations, and I am hoping that I can get pregnant sometime this year-I am 38 and have never been pregnant. Love to hear your story about h...

The Nurture Center in Lafayette is a wonderful resource, along with having all you'll ever need for baby they can refer a Doula/Midwife. http://www.nurturecenter.com/h...

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Q: Seeking Doula Recommendations    —Chicago, IL

"I am looking for recommendations for a doula. I will be delivering at ENH in Evanston and live in NW Chicago. I am ..."

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Hi E.-I had my last baby thru a midwife in Chicago-she does deal with doulas in her office and there are two that have been very highly spoken of. I do not know if th...

Hi E., Our doula, Barb Belcore-Walkden was through Birthways- you can contact her there. She's had a child, and is pregnant with her next. She is also studying to b...

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Q: Seeking a Doula in the Chicago Area    —Chicago, IL

"I am interested in finding a doula in the Chicago area or northern suburbs. If anyone has any recommendations it wou..."

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M.: congratlaitons! contact: birthways... www.birthwaysinc.com 888 506 0607 look in the birthlink website.. www.birthlink.com P., RLC, IBCLC ...

I am a doula and I am studying nursing as well. I basicly only charge whatever I would lose from not working during your labor but I am not doing it for profit per se...

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Q: Chicago Area Doulas/Experiences    —Chicago, IL

"I was lucky enough to have a fabulously good friend of mine with my husband and me when our daughter was born. She a..."

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I delivered with the same group with both of my pregnancies. My first pregnancy with with the midwives, but my second was with the docs because I had twins. In both ...

B., I loved my doula, Rachel Wickersham (____@____.com). She is very experienced and is familiar with many of the labor and delivery wards and midwife practices ar...

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Q: Seeking Doula Referals    —Kensington, MD

"We are fairly new to the area and I am 5 months pregnant. We had an awesome doula for our first pregnancy and are ov..."

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I really like Ursula Sabia Sukinik. She taught my Bradley class and was excellent. She is also a doula. I didn't use her because I had a home birth with a midwife who ...

Congratulations on your pregnancy and your decision to use a doula! I delivered at Shady Grove Hospital eight months ago today and had an AWESOME doula. Her name is ...

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