As of late, birth photography has been a small yet growing profession, gaining more and more popularity.  Whether or not you decide to photograph your birth is a personal decision, however, the importance of birth photography cannot be overlooked. Traditionally and his...

Happy Women's History Month! 

In honor of Women's History Month, we will be talking about the history of women's reproductive healthcare through the fields of gynecology and midwifery in this blog post. Today in the United States, most births occur within a hospital set...

Hello! My name is Ellie Lorenzana and I am SMDP's new Social Media Intern. I started volunteering as a birth doula and interning with SMDP this January. I will be graduating this April from U of M with a major in Gender & Health and I will be applying to medical school...

Sally and Sylvie are the Southeast Michigan Doula Project's new Volunteer Coordinator Interns! We are super excited to have them aboard. Look out for phone calls or emails from them in the near future. :)

Meet Sally: 

Born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and raised in the city...

Welcome back to our blog and thank you for joining in this weeks conversation topic, Ovulation!!

Image from here

In a recent video produced by Clue (an amazing fertility tracking app) an interviewer asked people in Berlin, London and New York City, "What is ovulatio...

This week we are keeping it light and simple with some epic birth announcement videos. This morning, I stumbled upon this article by the New York Times about the rising popularity in pregnancy announcement videos floating around the internet. Some show screaming grandm...

Happy Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Week! To celebrate, lets talk about sex! 

A couple in Brooklyn, New York have been enjoying city attractions, skateboarding and eating hot dogs all while dressed in vagina costumes. Their mission, which they w...

The Southeast Michigan Doula Project is hosting a baby item garage sale for low income and/or homeless mothers and families. We will be selling donated items including a crib mattress, electric swing and a ton of baby clothes ranging in size from newborn to about 9 mon...

Welcome back to our blog! Several weeks ago I wrote about several different resources that all share birth stories, written by mothers discussing their experiences with pregnancy, labor and birth. This week, I wanted to share some birth stories that you can watch!...

This week lets talk about C-Sections. High rates of cesarean sections in the past several years have been a hot topic of conversation. Especially after a statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) stated the ideal rate of c-sections should be within 10-15%...