10/09/2024
i am not playing defense, i just strive to support my clients as best as humanly possible. and with that comes education on the reality that so many women are being misled and manipulated to make decisions that they should never have to make. so many say that speaking up and speaking out is "fighting the system and why would you try and fight it when you can "bridge the gap""
well, because i don't work for them. i work for moms who come to me and say "i want something different this time around. I want to be heard, my first birth was traumatic and I want to be treated with dignity and respect, I want to birth the way i know i can..." i hear it ALL THE TIME! i hear way too many stories from moms who were manipulated and misled and it's just a sad reality of the system.
let me say this loud and clear, there are many good OB's. there are some hospitals where your chance at getting the natural, unmedicated birth you desire is possible, but womens rights, voices & autonomy are also being stripped away every single day due to "policy" and lack of compassion.
i've seen it with my own eyes time and time again, and have experienced it first hand with my own births.
it's so much.
there's so much work to be done, but i won't stop. i won't stop standing beside these mamas who trust me to be there for them.
birth isn't a medical emergency.
and women deserve better care from the ones who take an oath to "first, do no harm"
i work hard every day to educate myself as a doula to do better, to work together, but it also must be reciprocated.
--doulas in hospitals are not the problem, doulas in hospitals are exposing the problem.--
and what a mission.
one that doesn't come without cost.
one that serves with compassion and respect.
it matters,
your voice
your birth plan
your choices
they matter
don't ever let someone manipulate you into thinking they don't.