Palmer Doula

07/30/2025

07/08/2025

You just need to know who and how to ask. Discussing preferences ahead of time at a prenatal appt and writing them down for the birth day can help a lot.

If your medical team is nervous about it, ask if once the shoulders deliver, could you take over catching your baby or do it together with them.

A lot of doctors automatically break down the bed when baby is on its way out, so there isn't a place for baby to land. This is definitely something to discuss as well!

12/17/2021

The legislation Pritzker signed into law Tuesday allows for midwives to go through a newly created licensing process to provide care before, during and after delivery.

10/28/2021

The U.S. is one of six countries with no national paid leave. The Democrats have cut their plan to four weeks, which would still make it an outlier.

10/10/2021

07/27/2021

Hello! The Chicago South Side Birth Center needs your help! Let… Jeanine Valrie Logan needs your support for Make Chicago South Side Birth Center a Reality!

05/12/2021

As we move though International Doula Month, we want to share some of the outcomes that doulas help create. According to Evidence Based Birth®, having continuous support in labor leads to:

A 25% decrease in the risk of Cesarean
An 8% increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth
A 10% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief
A Shorter labors by 41 minutes on average
A 38% decrease in the baby’s risk of a low five minute Apgar score
A 31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience

If you had a doula during birth, how did their support impact you?

04/30/2021

In this episode of “The Path Forward,” NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter talks with panelists about Black maternal health disparities and what is being done to create change.

04/16/2021

Illinois became the first state in the U.S. to extend full Medicaid benefits to new mothers from 60 days to one year postpartum, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday.