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Nov 3, 20223 min read

Re-Energized for 2023

The year of 2022 has been year of pivoting for Doula Support Foundation. We have had some influential board members step down, and a...

Nov 24, 20217 min read

Planned VBAC, Unplanned Home Birth

By Michelle Barnes Honourable Mention On February 5th, 2021, after 38 weeks and 5 days of pregnancy, I had a successful Vaginal Birth...

Nov 17, 20218 min read

To Carry the Cure

By Tao Hipwell Honourable Mention The narrative that has been written by the major medical model about Type 1 Diabetic birth is not an...

Nov 3, 20217 min read

More Beautiful than the Bright Snow

by Hannah Day Honourable Mention In 2015, I was pregnant with my first child and my due date was December 2, 2015. My partner and I...

Sep 22, 20218 min read

Let Me Tell You About Your Birth

Honourable Mention I had already lost you once. I was so relieved when you decided to try again. The whole first trimester was a scary...

Sep 8, 20218 min read

Mama Fits

By Alison Milan Second-Place Laureate I was born female. To my parents and those in attendance, I was a new baby girl who would someday...

Mar 2, 20213 min read

Open Letter: Anti-racist action recommendations for DTC and Bebo Mia

Dear Doula Canada and Bebo Mia, We, the Doula Support Foundation, are writing today to encourage you to continue on your journey of...