by Marcie Hadley | Mar 14, 2020 | birth
COVID 19 Updated 5/02/2020 There have been some very reassuring changes in the past week. With any problem, knowledge can empower even with viruses such as COVID-19, the newest Coronavirus. Doulas are now back as your second support person at Vanderbilt.Some hospitals...
by Marcie Hadley | Jan 25, 2020 | birth
Have you ever wondered what it would look like to have a postpartum doula? You may be surprised! It looks different for every family because every family is uniquely different! A postpartum doula has been trained and read stacks of books, but her intuition is one of...
by Marcie Hadley | Jun 22, 2019 | birth
How does an imbalance of power in labor happen? It is pretty common in the birth world for women to ask if their care provider will “allow” them preferences. A few examples are: Will I be allowed: movement during labor and pushingto wait on spontaneous...
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by Marcie Hadley | Apr 27, 2019 | birth
Smoky Mountain Hike When the doulas need replenishing Why doula’ing the doulas? As clients know, sometimes labors can be quick and intense. Sometimes, they can be long and intense. Sometimes, labor can be traumatic. Other times, everyone present is floating on...
by Marcie Hadley | Jan 30, 2019 | birth
In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order-Carl Jung The Postpartum Period Melody, a new mom who had just given birth, described her postpartum experience as difficult: She had a Cesarean section and described lifting as a...
