DoulaMatch is a national directory of doula services — both prenatal and postpartum. The site exists to make it quick and ...

The intention of Tuesday’s Death Café is to provide a safe, respectful space for open discussion about death, dying, life and ...

A postpartum doula is a professional trained to work with a new mother through the period after birth. The postpartum period, sometimes called the fourth trimester, is the first 6 weeks after the ...

Death doulas assist individuals and families in navigating the various challenges in dying, from pain care and making medical ...

Childbirth historically involved a support system of women who assisted a woman from her pregnancy through the birth and in the immediate postpartum period afterward. Today, obstetricians and midwives ...

A death doula is someone who assists a dying individual and, typically, also the family before, during, and after a death ...

One of life’s biggest transitions is welcoming a new baby, and that can sometimes mean complications and struggles for ...

“Doulas do not do anything medical. We are the emotional support and we give lots of information,” said Ravae S.M. Sinclair, certified doula and president of DONA International, a doula certifying ...

I’ve volunteered as an abortion doula for the past year and a half in the Washington, D.C., area. This is a look at what I do—and what I see—on a typical shift. For privacy reasons, I can't disclose ...

Pet Quality of Life (palliative care) – Assisting caretakers with the realization that their pet is uncomfortable/suffering ...

In the summer, UofL Health’s Shelbyville Hospital was listed in one report as one of 35 rural medical centers in Kentucky ...

Throughout your pregnancy, you daydream about life with your baby, you research items for your registry, and you plan for the big event itself — childbirth. After many grueling hours of labor, you may ...