Leslie Whaley Doula and Birth Services

04/17/2020

Our bodies are incredible!!

Ever look at your baby after birth and think HOW DID YOU FIT INSIDE ME. Thats all I see when I look at this photo. All 13 pounds 1 oz of him who just an hour earlier fit inside his momma!
Beautiful, raw, postpartum ❤️

04/17/2020

This image is from Evidence Based Birth they have a great piece on this issue too:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-and-ethics-on-circumcision/

04/17/2020

50% of medical professionals believe this--
“Black people’s nerve endings are less sensitive than white people’s.”
“Black people’s skin is thicker than white people’s.”
“Black people’s blood coagulates more quickly than white people’s.”

Advocate for yourself! Be VERY informed! Ask questions. Don't believe blindly just cause "your doctor/OB/Midwife told you so. Hire someone else to advocate for you as well!

Side fact... MOST doctors that perform circumcision believe this about newborns as well! Watch American Circumcision.

Half of white medical trainees believe such myths as black people’s skin is thicker than white people’s. Here’s how hidden biases fuel poor treatment of minorit

07/24/2019

I love this so much. Especially because I'm in school to be an attorney ❤🙂
“If your team could imagine a bubble around M’s body of 3-4 feet. Please do not enter that bubble, with any part of your body or any object, until you have looked her in the eyes, communicated about why you are proposing to enter the bubble, provided her with as much information as she wants about the risks and benefits of her options, and asked her if she is comfortable with you coming into her personal space to do the thing. Then really look at her, pay attention and listen to her. Only if you are sure that she is comfortable with you coming into the bubble, should you enter.”

When Your Lawyer is Your Doula by Cristen Pascucci | Oct 23, 2018 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, For Providers, Trauma | 6 comments TweetEmailTweetEmail Part I: The Lawyer Part I is by birth and human rights lawyer Hermine Hayes-Klein, who practices in Portland, Oregon. She originally....

07/24/2019

"It is said that women in labor leave their bodies... they travel to the stars to collect the souls of their babies and return to this world together."

I adore how this water looks like the galaxy. This mama did so, so great today. Welcome to the world, sweet boy.

07/24/2019

I will not be taking any clients for December or January 🤰😯🥰💕

10/14/2018

Someone closest to me is having her baby in MAY and I cannot wait to be there!

09/26/2017