Labor & Birth

This category is an incredible resource for learning about pregnancy, labor and childbirth. You will also find great articles about becoming a childbirth educator and teaching childbirth education classes. To learn more about becoming a labor doula or childbirth educator contact ProDoula today!

Cervical Dilation – Why the numbers don’t count..

Cervical dilation has long been known as the means of measuring the progress of labor. Ask anyone how labor is …

The Emotional Journey of Expectant Fathers

Dads, for Father’s Day this year, our gift to you is the normalization of your emotional journey through labor and …

5 Reasons to Teach Childbirth Classes

#1 – Teaching Childbirth Classes offers an easily scheduled stream of revenue! If you work full time, or you’re a …

Group Childbirth Classes Are Dead

The world wide web has taken over CBE, and families, particularly millennial families, have no time or use for group …

Become a Childbirth Educator

The ProDoula Childbirth Education Certification allows you to become a childbirth educator while focusing on options, connection, and opportunity. Birth …

What is a Doula Prenatal Visit?

Don’t let the doula prenatal visit overwhelm you! You’ve taken your doula training and you’ve found your first client! Excitement …

Happy Father’s Day! This is All Normal

In light of the pandemic, the world is an especially scary place. For many expectant families, how, where, and with …

Doula Support and COVID-19

Providing doula support during the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing some new challenges for birthing families and in turn, the doulas …

Well Informed Pregnancy Caused Anxiety and Panic

We all know that well informed pregnancy can lead to great decision making and an empowered birth. After all, the …

Umbilical Cord Milking – Brain Bleeds

A study out of the Sharp Mary Burch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Deigo points to umbilical cord …