Doulas the Jewel of the Birthing Woman

Throughout history women have been cared for and supported by other women during childbirth. It is an ancient practice still honored today in most cultures. When childbirth moved from one's home to the hospital, we lost the element of a woman's nurturing touch, encouragement and guidance brought to birth by a doula.

Fiona Wolfe Is a certified childbirth educator and doula. For the past eight years, She has developed a childbirth education program at a pregnancy care clinic where she teaches classes and offers doula services to her crisis pregnancy clients. She recently returned from northern Uganda on a mission trip with 'Invisible Children.' were she delivered babies in a impoverished government hospital.

Dora Ramirez, was trained through ALACE and has been a practicing doula for 8 years. She is a certified childbirth instructor trained under the AAHCC, lactation consultant, assistant homebirth midwife and apprentice.