Bibliograph

The doulas, radical care for pregnant people, by Mary Mahoney and Lauren Mitchell ; foreword by Loretta Ross ; afterword by Dr. Willie Parker

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The doulas, radical care for pregnant people, by Mary Mahoney and Lauren Mitchell ; foreword by Loretta Ross ; afterword by Dr. Willie Parker

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The doulas

Oclc number

945948862

Responsibility statement

by Mary Mahoney and Lauren Mitchell ; foreword by Loretta Ross ; afterword by Dr. Willie Parker

Sub title

radical care for pregnant people

Summary

"Doulas focus on life's physically intimate relationships: between caregivers and patients, parents and pregnancy, individuals and their own bodies. This book combines personal narratives, medical experience, and political investigation, into an essential guide to this growing social movement"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Thank God for the doulas! / Loretta Ross -- An organization on the fringe -- The beginning. A great idea ; Look but don't touch : Mary and Maria ; How to use your birth doula training ... and how not to use it -- Doulas for doulas. Before and after : Kat and Kim ; Here for you, here for me : Kira and Lauren ; Walking gracefully through an operating room : Whitney and Shelly ; All the way : Lauren and Jonna ; How to pack a (full-spectrum) doula bag and unpack assumptions -- Ambiguous losses. Look away : Mary and Sonam ; Open and closed : Lauren, Mary, and Kiya ; How to talk to the press -- A crisis of self-care. Too much to give : Symone and Carol ; Burning out and coming back : Annie and Lila ; How to self-care -- Activist practice. The deep end : Talia and Danika ; An unnameable place : Kale and Vicki ; How to build a full-spectrum model -- Always a doula

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