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The Love Drug that Helps You Give Birth

12th July 2011 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

Many doulas who are new to the role tell me that they feel they should be ‘doing something’ when they are with a woman in labour. They feel helpless in the face of the contractions that are challenging their clients’ strength and emotional resources. They want to take away the pain. This is, of Continue Reading

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