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The New York Observer recently published a gripping article about the small but developing practice of “abortion doula.” We’re all familiar with the typical doula — the trained people who provide non-medical help to women during labor, delivery and afterwards. I live in well-off enough areas that I’ve had many a neighbor pay for a doula. I found labor and delivery to be the type of thing where I only wanted my husband around. But what if I didn’t have a husband or if he wasn’t going to be helpful? I was the birth partner for a friend who simply didn’t trust that her husband would be in the same country when she gave birth or that, if he were, he wouldn’t pass out when he first saw blood. So I was there with her. So was he. We were a fantastic team, if I do say so myself. I also helped the younger sister of my then-boyfriend when she got pregnant as a teenager. I can’t even remember what the deal was but the dad was not in the picture. She needed help and her mom stressed her out. I was happy to step in. That was actually the closest I got to being a doula because even though I was very close to her brother, I had only met her a few times. It was my first live birth so I trained hard in order to help her the best I could. I was able to be dispassionate with my comfort of her and objective with her care. More »Post from: Blisstree