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www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02...2doula.html
Wow... just when it seems like we doulas are breaking through the old stereotypes the New York Times puts this Article out! Honestly my biggest complaint with it is that negative experiences with doulas are not the norm and there are no positive stories to balance the negative. It completely distorts the role we play and the contribution we make to create positive birth experiences.
I have done about 200 births as a doula and worked with hundreds of pregnant women doing hypnosis and prenatal yoga, my goal is not that every woman have a natural childbirth even if that is more often than not the outcome. My goal is that the women have a good birth experience, that includes making sure the staff and i are getting along so the womans' experience is not impacted by having tension in the room. Also why attack lactation consultants???
This is so discouraging...any thoughts on something positive to do to counteract this negativity???
Jen
www.jenniferwolfeyoga.com
www.dolphinyoga.com
Wow... just when it seems like we doulas are breaking through the old stereotypes the New York Times puts this Article out! Honestly my biggest complaint with it is that negative experiences with doulas are not the norm and there are no positive stories to balance the negative. It completely distorts the role we play and the contribution we make to create positive birth experiences.
I have done about 200 births as a doula and worked with hundreds of pregnant women doing hypnosis and prenatal yoga, my goal is not that every woman have a natural childbirth even if that is more often than not the outcome. My goal is that the women have a good birth experience, that includes making sure the staff and i are getting along so the womans' experience is not impacted by having tension in the room. Also why attack lactation consultants???
This is so discouraging...any thoughts on something positive to do to counteract this negativity???
Jen
www.jenniferwolfeyoga.com
www.dolphinyoga.com
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Re: UGGG New York Times Article
Thu, June 19, 2008 - 9:36 PMIt's a major newspaper and they make their money from horror stories, be it a murder, a bad cop or a bad doula.
And the main point seemed to be doulas not getting along with the hospital staff. And from what I know of hospital staff, that doesn't seem so odd. They are "doing their job", and so are doulas, but their jobs tend to contradict each other...........one more of the big problems of "modern medicine"..................
My positivity runs to "we are doing the right thing", and more and more people realize this. And nobody reads the newspaper anymore ;)
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Re: UGGG New York Times Article
Thu, June 19, 2008 - 11:19 PMThis must be a retaliation to "The Business of Being Born", and I love the article talking about a midwife who's being prosecuted for practicing without a license. Go america! Seriously, this kind of sillyness will phase out in time. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't pay attention to the idiots. -
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Re: UGGG New York Times Article
Fri, June 20, 2008 - 8:50 AMI have seen Business of Being Born and I don't know why anyone would want to retaliate. I'm sure someone would, like you said, but it seems like a silly movie to get mad about. Plus, it was actually balanced for a documentary. The director had to have an emergency section for goodness sake!
And I agree we should ignore the idiots, but they tend to speak loudly and others believe them......
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