I don’t see why having a doula requires that the doctor be a bad person. Sometimes, even if the doctor means well, he has concerns, conscious or subconscious, which don’t align with the interests of the particular woman at the particular time of childbirth. This is true especially when a doctor is running in and out and the woman has not given birth twelve times before. One needn’t hate doctors to envision a role for someone who is educated and experienced in the birthing process, who can serve as a personal resource for the mother.
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