WELCOME!

Hello! and welcome to the Chippewa Valley Doula Services Blog.  The main reason this blog has been formed is to create a forum for information for pregnant women and their partners to look for information and this particular doula's personal opinion on current thoughts and processes regarding pregnancy, labor, and birth.  

Hopefully, the overall look will become one of linking you, the reader, to factual, good science based articles supporting what the current standards should be.  As many people can attest, the quality of the education and subsequent care women receive during labor and birth varies substantially depending on the size and location of the hospital and/or birth center.  

As a caution: I will do my best to keep extreme personal beliefs and opinions out of this blog and try to put all of the perspectives onto the posts, however, I cannot promise I will have ALL of the viewpoints so please feel free to make the comments necessary to make the case for each side of controversial topics fair.  Just remember to try not to take anything personal, since really, I'm not trying to attack, put down, or make anyone feel guilty for choices they've made.  Choices are the right of the individual and I do not walk in any of your shoes specifically.  What works for me does not work for everyone.   

With that said, I hope you enjoy this blog and are able to take something away from it.  If you have any suggestions for topics you'd like to learn more about, again, the comments are welcomed!

Thanks for reading!!!

Abby