I have been sitting here for twenty minutes trying to figure out how to start this post without sounding like I'm shouting, and I've decided: let me shout a little. This month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a brand-new committee statement called "Partnering with Doulas in Clinical Settings." And doulas, my friends, we are in it. Not as a footnote.... Not as a "nice extra" a client mentions apologetically at their 36-week appointment..... As

Is there anything you can do to help your labor go faster? Yes! Be the healthiest you possible.