Should Doulas Offer Free Services Is The Wrong Question
It seems every doula with a blog has weighed in on the “no free births” debate and every doula with an opinion has expressed it on Facebook. The debate usually goes something like this:
“If you don’t charge, you demean my services. You make doula work appear unprofessional or not worth paying for. By giving away your services, people are less likely to pay me for mine. They won’t value what we do. And since our customers usually employ us only once or tw…