Preconception: The season before
Our culture keeps time in a line, and a line has no season before a pregnancy. The body keeps time in circles.
What support in the first trimester looks like, when you are not telling anyone yet
The first weeks are often carried alone, by design and by custom. They do not have to be.
Why you meet your backup before you ever need them
Fragmented care is so normal that most people never think to ask for the opposite. We built our practice around the opposite.
Does Medi-Cal cover doula care in California? Yes. Here is how to use it.
It does, and you do not need a doctor's note to begin. What the benefit includes, how Kaiser works, and what to do if neither is yours.
When to begin with a birthworker, and why the answer is not a week number
Everyone says to get a doula. Almost nobody says when. Here is the honest answer, including the part about birth support that surprises people.
How to choose a birthworker: the questions worth asking, including the tender ones
The consultation is designed to go well. These questions help you learn what happens when things don't.
What a full spectrum birthworker actually does, and what we don't
The phrase gets used loosely. Here is what it means in the field, what it means with us, and where our work ends.