Welcome to The Birth Exchange Podcast with Midwife Christine! We're exchanging out-of-the-box birthing info for mommies & midwives who desire to advocate for themselves and do things their way! On this episode, you get to meet doulas Dawn Hutcherson, Toi McClendon and Aaliyah Wilson.

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EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Meet the Doulas

01:10 How I Became a Doula

04:44 Advocating for Women

08:15 Choosing the Right Doula

10:00 Normalizing Postpartum Support

13:11 What if You Don't Have a Village

16:26 How to Support

19:38 Types of Doulas

23:05 Do I need 2 Doulas?

27:00 Being On Call

30:30 Find Your Niche

32:41 What Should Doulas Ask?

35:55 If it's not a good fit

38:45 What the Midwife does

43:20 Advocate for Yourself

47:00 The Best Birthing Mindset

51:43 Born Again

53:58 Where to Find the Doulas