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Susan Martin

May 2, 20237 min

What is a Doula?

Have you come across suggestions to consider hiring a doula for your upcoming birth? Are you wondering who exactly is this person and...

Susan Martin

Nov 3, 20226 min

What's the Difference Between A Doula and a Midwife?

As soon as you see those two pink lines on your pregnancy test, you have entered a whole new world. As you scroll through Google and...

Susan Martin

Sep 30, 20216 min

Pain in Childbirth - Could it Have a Purpose?

Childbirth has a reputation that precedes itself as one of the most painful experiences a woman can ever have. Horror stories about birth...

Susan Martin

Feb 17, 20218 min

My Thoughts on the Loss of the UCLA Midwives

I try not to be cynical. Or feel overly despondent at the forces that loom in our midst so much larger than any single individual which...