What is Paid Family Leave? American Families Wish They Had It
In spite of being among the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States doesn’t spend a red cent on family leave. There is NO national Paid Family Leave Plan for American families. This means working mothers and fathers do not receive any financial support to take off work to care for their newborns. Individual […]
Who Do We Invite to Our Homebirth?
This is a topic near and dear to the midwife heart! Midwives are very aware that who you invite to your birth ( and especially your Homebirth) has a great impact on your experience. I have attended births where a mom was solo because her husband was deployed and the doula didn’t make it on time. […]
Why a Doula? But we have a midwife…
One of the big questions that we get asked at Brooke Ray Midwife during our interview process is ” Do I need a doula at our homebirth?” The short answer? Yes We as midwives have very refined doula skills. We know what words to use, what touch works, positions for you to get into, how […]
