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A mighty force of love

3/29/2018

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In March Full-Spectrum Doula Circle passed 1,000 likes on Facebook!

Thank you, dear community, for standing together in supporting people in all their pregnancy outcomes -- birth, abortion, or any of the many ways people experience transitions out of pregnancy.

Thank you for standing with each other to strengthen all of our ability to show up and love folks as they move through these powerful transitions. 1,000 likes - amazing!

Together, we are a mighty force of love. ️​️​

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Doula intake processes & privacy

3/27/2018

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I got to hear Khiara M. Bridges talk last week about her research on how poor women in the U.S. are stripped of their rights to privacy as they access healthcare.

It got me thinking about how doulas ask for information about clients. 


Can we talk about doula intake processes?
  • Do you use intake forms?
  • Are they different depending on expected outcome of the pregnancy?
  • Do you ask clients to fill them out themselves or do you use them to guide the questions you ask?
  • Have you thought about whether there's something you can do with every piece of information you're gathering?

Here's info about Khiara and her awesome work:
​https://www.bu.edu/law/profile/khiara-m-bridges/

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Doula Syllabus: The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States

3/23/2018

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I just listened to the webinar summarizing the results of the big new report reviewing scientific evidence on The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States. So much data! 

Most of it's not really a surprise, though:
  • The vast majority of abortions are performed early in pregnancy.
  • Legal abortions in the U.S. are safe.
  • Abortion is among the most regulated procedures in the U.S. and those regulations can impede ability to access abortion in a timely and equitable way.

You can download all 200 pages of the study here 
http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2018/the-safety-and-quality-of-abortion-care-in-the-united-states.aspx

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Doula Syllabus: "Integrating Doulas Into First-Trimester Abortion Care: Physician, Clinic Staff, and Doula Experiences"

3/1/2018

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Newly published research about how introducing abortion doulas into a clinic resulted in more patient-centered care + "Everyone Loves Someone Who Had An Abortion" mug from National Network of Abortion Funds + steaming hot coffee + sunbeam.

The full article "Integrating Doulas Into First-Trimester Abortion Care: Physician, Clinic Staff, and Doula Experiences"
 is here:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmwh.12676/full
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    Sarah Whedon,
    ​Full-Spectrum Doula Circle

    Doulas traditionally provide
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    non-medical, empowering support for birth. Full-spectrum doulas provide the same kind of support for the
    full spectrum of pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.


    We do this to create a culture of compassion, love, and justice in which all people have the freedom and resources they need to make free choices about their bodies and their families.

    Full-Spectrum Doula Circle connects abortion/full-spectrum doulas and other reproductive support people
    with information, education, and each other, to increase skills, decrease burnout, and deepen our wells of support,
    with an emphasis on providing digital resources to connect doulas who are geographically dispersed.

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