Comfort in Labor by Penny Simkin, the internationally recognized leader in childbirth education and labor support. This helpful guide includes comfort measures, effective positions (with illustrations) and tips for partners and doulas.
DONA International includes basics on doulas and benefits of working with one, how to find and work with a doula and more.
Lamaze International: Healthy Birth Practices includes a position paper reviewing the research evidence for continuous labor support, a video of women laboring with doula support and tips for finding a doula.
The Doula Guide to Birth (2009), by Ananda Lowe and Rachel Zimmerman, describes what doulas do, how each woman can find a doula that suits her needs and preferences and the ways to support women during and after birth.
Childbirth International’s Find a Doula service allows you to search for doulas as well as childbirth educators, breastfeeding support, birth/newborn photographers and more.
Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association’s Find a Childbirth Professional online directory lists CAPPA members who choose to be listed. You can also call the toll-free number (888-548-3672) or contact info@cappa.net to get referrals for doulas not listed in the online directory.
DONA International’s Find a Doula function (look for the search box on the far left side) is an online directory of DONA-certified doulas who choose to be listed online. You can also contact referrals@dona.org to get names of doulas who are not included in the online directory.
Doula Match lets you search for doulas and childbirth classes.
toLabor provides an online directory of certified professional birth doulas.
This list of volunteer doula programs can connect you with hospital- and community-based programs that match volunteer doulas with women who cannot afford to pay for private doula services.
Comfort Measures for Childbirth, a 91-minute DVD, covers basic relaxation and rhythmic breathing; comfort measures, devices and positions; techniques to help with back pain and labor progress; and positions and techniques for pushing and birth.
New data from the National Partnership for Women & Families and A Better Balance reveals how Black and Southern workers bear the brunt of abusive state overreach WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 9, 2025 – Everyone gets sick, and no one should be forced to choose...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families Today, President Trump signed the Republican budget bill that will undermine the health and economic security of millions of people who rely on essential programs like Medicaid...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families The Senate has voted to advance a Republican Budget Bill that would undermine the health and economic security of 17 million people who rely on essential programs like Medicaid...
Planned Parenthood Wins a Temporary Injunction Over Medicaid Funding The New York Times, July 7, 2025 Planned Parenthood won a temporary injunction on Monday that allows its clinics to continue to receive Medicaid funding for services that are unrelated to abortion....
July 10th, 2025, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, commemorating how far into the year that Black women need to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men made in the previous year. In 2023, Black women earners, including full-time, part-time and part-year workers, were...
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage ProPublica, July 1, 2025 Before states banned abortion, one of the gravest outcomes of early miscarriage could easily be avoided: Doctors could offer a dilation and...
TOOLKIT | This toolkit is your guide to using the WNBA All-Star Game as a conversation starter about gender justice at work. It’s for anyone: whether you’re watching the game at home, hosting friends, organizing a watch party, or just want to talk with people...
ISSUE BRIEF | Lawmakers in 18 states across the country – the majority of which are in the South – fail to guarantee that workers can earn paid sick days, and at the same time block local governments from setting their own standards for local workers, families and...
ISSUE BRIEF | Rather than passing a comprehensive bill to create a national paid family and medical leave program, Congress's reconciliation bill uses a much narrower, business-focused tax code approach to extend a corporate tax credit that has failed working families.
