Get a sneak peek at what's inside my postpartum doula bag! This video walks you through all the contents of my postpartum doula bag that I bring on all my client visits. #postpartumdoula #postnataldoula #postpartumdoulas #doula #postpartumdoulalife

By Sharon Muza, BS, CD(DONA), BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE What do postpartum doulas carry in their bag? New birth doulas are often very concerned about what to pack in their […]

Overnight care is one of our most popular services here at Doulas of of Long Beach! Do you keep hearing about your friends or co-workers who’ve hired overnight support with the help of a postpartum doula , baby nurse or newborn nanny and are curious what exactly this kind of support looks like?&

Real Business Guidance for Working Doulas

Today's guest post is written by Betsy Schwartz, former postpartum doula and the creator of several online CEU courses for childbirth educators and doulas at Birth In The Know, LLC. I love these tips and hope you find them helpful. In recent months I have been reflecting on all that I have learned in my 25 years of postpartum doulaing. It’s time to pay it forward. I am sharing some of the tidbits I’ve learned throughout my journey. I’m calling these the Ten Secrets, and I have thrown in a…

See what is in my postpartum doula bag in this quick video.

Every doula will tell you that the most important thing she can bring to a birth is her heart, her hands, and her loving presence. But we also carry a doula “bag of tricks” to help comfort, guide, and facilitate labor as needed. Sometimes I use everything in my bag, and sometimes just a few […]

Birth Doula Bag

A list (with links)! For doulas building their bags, all the essentials (and some nice-to-haves!)