A World Where We Didn’t Need Doulas
Maybe it comes from being weaned on Star Trek reruns but I’ve often contemplated alternate universes. The kind where if a different decision had been made the whole future course of humanity would be altered. Recently I’ve contemplated what if we had a birth culture today where professional doulas weren’t necessary? Going back in time, the critical point seems to be a little over one hundred years ago with women deciding to give birth in hospitals.
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