by Christine Herrera | Oct 10, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
We’ve talked about doula partnerships before, but today we want to go into more depth on this topic. There are so many positive reasons to create a business partnership, and there are lots of details to work out as you begin this type of relationship. How to find the...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 9, 2022 | Birth Doula
As doulas, we give our all for our clients. We care for them, we are empathetic, and we hold space for them emotionally. We support them physically for hours during labor. While we are not responsible for outcomes, we feel a deep responsibility to help them have the...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 8, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
As a Certified Birth Beautifully Birth Doula, clients will be reassured to have you as their guide for pregnancy, labor and birth, and postpartum. Because our training also teaches you how to grow your business, you might wonder about how many clients you should take...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 7, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
Years ago when I was first training as a doula, some very large, well-known certifying organizations encouraged us to take clients for free. We were told to “get experience” by taking on clients and not getting paid. Hours and hours of prenatal appointments, calls,...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 6, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
Sometimes an induction is necessary, and other times clients may choose it. It’s important to provide information about inductions in your prenatal appointments, even if your client is strongly against having one, because there are circumstances that can present and...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 5, 2022 | Birth Doula
Every doula has a wealth of tools available to support their clients during labor and birth. Some of the most important tools we have can’t be packed in a bag: compassion, knowledge, encouragement, empowerment. There are some physical tools doulas definitely use to...
