From Leah’s Desk
Ten years of lessons from birthwork. Published weekly to equip the next generation of doulas.
They Removed Her Doulas. That Is a Consent Violation. Full Stop. by Leah Hairston, MSSW, CD
I'm back with another soapbox take.
Read on SubstackThe Antithesis of Dehumanization.... by Leah Hairston, MSSW, CD
Dignity, and why restoring it saved every client I've ever served.
Read on SubstackThe Statistic That Didn’t Change — So We Did by Leah Hairston, MSSW, CD
For ten years, the statistic has remained the same: Black women die at rates three to five times higher during pregnancy and postpartum. That angered me. And then it clarified me.
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