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Doula Helps Pregnant Women Through Home Births Amid Pandemic

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Birthing ceremony led by doula Melissa Mapes Miller.

Birthing ceremony led by doula Melissa Mapes Miller.

A pampering kit for mothers made by Living Wild on Long Island.

A pampering kit for mothers made by Living Wild on Long Island.

Products made to pamper mothers made by Living Wild on Long Island.

Products made to pamper mothers made by Living Wild on Long Island.

Doula Melissa Mapes Miller.

Doula Melissa Mapes Miller.

Drying herbs for Living Wild on Long Island.

Drying herbs for Living Wild on Long Island.

A tub ready for a home birth.

A tub ready for a home birth.

Some products are made specifically for the mothers using their placenta.

Some products are made specifically for the mothers using their placenta.

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  • Publication: Arts & Living
  • Published on: Feb 22, 2021
  • Columnist: Kelly Ann Smith
“If a woman doesn’t look like a goddess during labor, then someone isn’t treating her right,” said Ina May Gaskin, considered the mother of modern midwifery. Doula Melissa Mapes Miller... more

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