Doula

Agnes Gereb and the Case for Human Rights in Childbirth

Toni Harman | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Birth, Maternity, Agnes Gereb, Midwife, Pregnancy, Midwifery, Politics of Birth, Doula, Childbirth, Michel Odent, Anna Ternovsky, Ina May Gaskin, Sheila-Kitzinger, One World Birth, European Court of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, Echr, Human Rights, World News
Toni Harman

Earlier this month we filmed an interview with Dr Agnes Gereb, the Hungarian obstetrician and midwife who was imprisoned and is currently under house arrest for supporting women giving birth at home. The filming was for our ONE WORLD BIRTH new documentary film which will be released this summer.

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From Books To Birthing: One Woman's Radical Post 50 Career Change

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Baby Boomers, Encore Career, Book Editor, Sheri Solin, Dona, Doula, Finding a Job After 50, Starting Over, Second Careers, Second Career, Fifty News
Debra Ollivier

Sheri Solin was a self-proclaimed type-A personality who, after working as a book editor for decades, did an about-face in her early 60s and became a doula, helping women give birth.

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AMP: The Business Of Being Erykah Badu

Voto Latino | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Voto Latino, Amp, Doula, Erykah Badu, Latino Voices News
Voto Latino

Between working on a midwife certificate and opening natural birthing centers in inner cities, Badu's in the studio on another album with Flying Lotus.

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Eleanor Goldberg

Ricki Lake Delivers Maternal Health Awareness

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Ricki Lake, Natural Birth, Video, Gisele Bundchen, Midwives, Infant Mortality Rate, Business of Being Born, Alanis Morissette, Water Birth, Epidural, Maternal Health, Childbirth, Doula, Impact News

Ricki Lake may be best known for her for twirling to the top on "Dancing With The Stars," or for counseling her daytime guests for more than a decade....

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My Experience With a Doula During Childbirth

Dana H. Glazer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Doula, Natural Birth, Health, C-Section, Childbirth, Caesarian Birth, Caesarian Section, Healthy Living News
Dana H. Glazer

Consider the percentage of caesarian births in this country and how those statistics might change with an experienced doula by your side, giving you and your partner the support you deserve.

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Rachel Zucker Doesn't Write Your Mother's Mom Poems

Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Motherhood, Poetry, National Book Critics Circle, Rachel Zucker, Doula, Stephen Burt, Literature, Books News
Travis Nichols

Rachel Zucker is a wife, a mother, a teacher, a doula and a grouchy subway rider. Now, she's also a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist.

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Doulas Deliver Positive Birth Experiences for Immigrant Women

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marc Kielburger, Immigration, Craig Kielburger, Refugees, Multiculturalism, Doula, Healthy Living News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Doulas have been gaining popularity but are still a relatively uncommon. The word comes from ancient Greek, meaning "woman servant." But, in fact, they are much more.

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