
Birth Matters: Happy Mothers Day!
Happy Mothers Day to every mother and mom to be! We wish you all a wonderful weekend with your little ones, family and friends! This week...


Birth Matters: Some Things to Watch
This week in Birth Matters we are talking about some great things to watch, whether you are currently pregnant, a mother or just looking...


Birth Matters: Weekly Round Up
This week in Birth Matters I want to share a random but very interesting selection of news stories. Parental leave is a huge issue for...
A Letter to Emily, My Doula, With Love
It was July 2015. I had just started an anti-anxiety medication, speaking weekly with a therapist, and joined a group for those who...


Meet The SMDP Interns!
This semester the Southeast Michigan Doula Project has some wonderful new interns they’d like to introduce you to! My name is Joanna...

Birth Matters: Have A Listen
This week in Birth Matters I wanted to share some of the things I have been listening to lately. Listening instead of watching is really...


Birth Matters: National Doula Week
Happy National Doula Week! We are so thankful for our team of volunteer doulas! This week in Birth Matters we are celebrating doulas with...


Birth Matters: Postpartum
Last weekend I attended a postpartum doula training at the Center for the Childbearing Year in Ann Arbor. So, for this week's post I...


Birth Matters: Period Talk
There has been a lot of "period talk" this week aimed at breaking the taboo surrounding menstration. So I thought we would share in the...


Birth Matters: This Week
This week in Birth matters we have a hadful of diverse topics to share, including a very exciting development in the realm of women's...