Doulas do immensely important work with growing families, and I wanted to do a photography project to give insight into their industry. This is Alicia – she is a Bay Area based doula serving the South Bay and San Francisco Peninsula. A little background I attended my first birth in 2008 and that’s when I knew I...
Doulas do immensely important work with soon-to-be parents, and I wanted to do a photography project to give insight into their industry. This is Caren – she is a doula supporting growing families in the South Bay Area. A little background I have been working as a birth doula for almost 3 years now. I was an Interior Designer...
Doulas do immensely important work with growing families, and I wanted to do a photography project to give insight into their industry. This is Patricia – she serves laboring women in San Jose and the South Bay Area. A little background I became a doula in 1998 after being at the park one day with my moms’ group and...
Doulas do immensely important work with growing families, and I wanted to do a photography project to give insight into their industry. My first post is about Whitney. She serves East Bay and San Francisco Bay Area families throughout pregnancy, labor and postpartum time. Whitney was working with a family with a 10 week old newborn on this nice and bright...
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AmberWow! Thanks for this article! I am fairly new to the birth community and understood why a doula was a great thing, but your words convinced me even more. Thank you, and thanks to Alicia for her work!
Julie IsaacGreat perspective! Love the reminder that birth is also about making mothers…
JennaYes! I think Alicia put that beautifully.
Natalia WalthBeautiful project! Your work is stunning. Your use of light is lovely!
JennaThank you so much! I use only natural light, which gets so challenging. I’m tempted to get a continuous light source, because I really am not a fan of flashes.
LauraI loved reading this information about doulas!
lindsay pettyThis is great! Beautiful selfless work <3
LisaI have been a doula and photographer off and on for over 20 years while my family grew . It is hard for sure !
JennaYes! And I’m thinking it must be hard to give birth without the support of a doula!