Doula Boundaries with Heidi Mills from WhatADoulaDo -- Episode 135

What are the boundaries that a doula should abide by. How can you find a doula that fits in their scope of practice? Today's guest is Heidi Mills. Heidi is a certified birth doula and owner of Bloc Births. After a few years of experience working in newborn care and she started doing advocacy work with low-income pregnant families in her community. These experiences combined made her realize the gap of care in the American healthcare system that often does not fulfill the emotional and physical support families need during the pregnancy and childbirth experience. She became a doula because it was an evidence-based way to better maternal and fetal health outcomes and provide this type of support in her community. Her goal as a doula is to provide inclusive support among a variety of birth experiences that families can use to flourish during this big life event. blocbirths.com/shopclasses instagram.com/blocbirths https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdYxPTRB/ Big thanks to our sponsor The Online Prenatal Class for Couples -- if you're looking to get prepared for for your upcoming birth, it's the class for you! In this episode How to pick a doula What red flags you might find in a doula while picking one. How to know when a doula is speaking beyond what they are knowledgeable on (or is beyond their scope of practice). How much a doula will cost Other things that might interest you Another episode on picking your doula. Doula pro's and con's Producer: Drew Erickson