Good
article from the NYT about the growing demand for Doulas in the NY metro
area and the push for greater recognition.
Doulas, a Growing Force in Maternity Culture, Seek
Greater Acceptance
On the morning of the day Marisa Pizarro gave birth,
the usual tumult reigned in her apartment in Lower Manhattan’s financial
district. Her husband, a music producer known as J Grand, in shower sandals and
gym shorts, was busy tending to their toddler daughter, the financial news on
TV and his iPad, where he was still rearranging tracks on a forthcoming
release.
His
wife, her contractions now 10 minutes apart, was almost an afterthought. But
who could blame him? Ms. Pizarro had her doula,...read here
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