Doulas are a hot topic right now! I’m on a mission to push doulas to the front of the conversations about us. There are so many areas where the doula perspective is valuable. As Henci Goer and others have pointed out, doulas are often seen as disruptors in the medical system. I want to expand that! Yes, our presence helps disrupt the medical gaze and hierarchy, but our voices and views can be helpful in so many places. I’m giving out a FREEBIE for World Doula Week, along with a whole bunch of my doula friends (including Henci Goer btw). My freebie is a list of 5 ways that doulas can be positive disruptors. This blog is my companion list of places that could use a little doula disruption. If you are reading this before 3/29/24, then you should go sign up for ALL the freebies at this link ASAP! Seriously, FREE good stuff from doulas who know because we’ve been here: for doulas, by doulas.
The List
In no particular order, here are the 15 things that could use some good doula disruption in my opinion. Which banner do you want to take up?
- Hospital Entrance Policies
- Hospital operating room support policies
- Medicaid reimbursement
- Private insurance reimbursement for doulas
- Birth certificate standardization
- State maternal mortality review committees
- Private company doula fee schedules
- Professional ethics/peer review committees
- Pregnancy Support Programs for Special Populations
- Doula certification & regulation
- Provider accountability processes
- Medical technology development
- Hospital organizational culture
- Patient satisfaction improvement
- Systemic procedural improvement in multiple settings (hospital, birthing center, medical provider offices, etc.)
Doulas
Are you ready to start being a positive force for change? Are your ready to be part of the solution? Are you ready to put your doula skills to work and add a revenue stream to your business too? If you are a doula who wants to shake things up in a positive way, click here to get on my mailing list so we can work together to be the change that we want to see in the world.