Episode 32: Ann Grauer on Virtual Postpartum Doula Support

Episode Summary

Ann Grauer comes back on the show, this time to talk about postpartum doula work in the early pandemic. The needs of a new family were already complicated. Add social distancing, shifting hospital policies, and a culture of fear, and the postpartum window got harder fast.

We talk about how a postpartum doula can be effective at helping new families when she cannot always be physically present, what shifts in scope and which stays the same, and how to set up the kinds of touchpoints that hold a family up across distance.

Useful for postpartum doulas working virtually or hybrid, and for any birth professional pivoting around restrictions that limit access to families.

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Ann Grauer, AdvCD/BDT(DONA), AdvPCD/PDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, IBCLC, RLC

Virtual postpartum doula support