The Pragmatic Doulas

The Pragmatic Doulas

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The Pragmatic Doulas episodes

  • 12 Cesareans And Finding The Flowers In the Dirt
    With some birthday celebrations and a lot of cake, Stephanie, Suzanne and Kim tackle cesarean birth.  As usual the discussion takes a turn and we delve into not being able to support clients who are not inclusive to all, veiled racism from clients and how to be a doula and make money while being true to who you are.  Stephanie tells us her cesarean birth story and its amazing and a little teary.  
    #birth #labourdoula #cesareanbirth #doula
    1 hr 44 min
  • 11 Doula Bitches Be Tired
    In this episode Steph, Suzanne and Kim discuss Postpartum Support and how they manage as postpartum doulas and their business.  Kim tells her final birth story including a midnight run to the hospital after birth and how it led her to become a doula.  #doula #birth #postpartum #labourdoula
    1 hr 26 min
  • 10 Vera Breaks Our Guest Cherry
    Its our tenth episode and we have our first guest Vera Kevic from Doulas On Bikes to defend her position on being a hippie doula.  The conversation goes every where and then we get to hear Vera's birth story of her second child and how it affected her vulva...
    1 hr 38 min
  • 9 Doula Support - Essential Or A Luxury
    Kim, Suzanne and Stephanie discuss volunteering Doula support and their thoughts of Doula support as a luxury or as an essential service.  
    We also hear a birth story from a home VBAC mom from Kentucky.
    1 hr 19 min
  • 7 Sweetie, Its Time To Take Your Knickers Off
    After snowstorms and back to back births, Kim rants about inconsistencies in care experiences.  Also, Suzanne, Stephanie and Kim discuss the role of doulas and their medical knowledge.  And we end with an incredible home birth story by Suzanne.
    1 hr 19 min
  • 5 Home Birth Only Doulas
    In this episode Suz, Steph and Kim chat about vicarious trauma and why some doulas choose to stop attending hospital births. Steph also tells us the story of her daughters birth.
    1 hr 34 min
  • 4 Answering Listener Emails and Questions
    This week Suzanne and Kim discuss and respond to the listener emails and questions they have received and read some great birth stories from listeners.  Sadly Stephanie is absent again but Suz and Kim hold down the fort!
    1 hr 12 min

About The Pragmatic Doulas

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A common sense discussion on birth, postpartum, being a parent and life! Kim, Suzanne and Stephanie love to talk and with humour and a little cursing they navigate their lives as Doulas, Mums and…