if you’re in labor, whether you’re birthing at home, at a birth center, or in the hospital, your provider may offer a cervical check to assess your labor.

but what does it mean? why are they checking your cervix? what can your cervix tell you?

put simply, a doula is an emotional, physical, spiritual, and educational support person. a midwife is a medical professional — who also offers emotional, physical, spiritual, and educational support — who can support you with medical decisions and your medical care.

there are lots of doulas out there and it can be overwhelming to figure out which doula is the right one for you.⁣⁣

in an effort to help you decide if I’m the right doula I’m for you, here’s some info about me as a doula you might want to know.⁣

fear can keep us safe. fear is what keeps (most of) us from jumping off buildings or hugging brown bears. but not all fears are created equal and we should always evaluate what exactly it is we’re afraid of before we conclude whether the fear should be heeded. and in the case of unassisted birth, fear may have led us astray from the deepest calling of holding space and caring for birthing people.