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What Is a Doula? – Podcast Ep 2

In this podcast we cover what is a doula, what a doula does, how much doula care costs, and what doulas want you to know!

Published October 4, 2018

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner

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You may have heard “doula” once or twice during your pregnancy, but do you know what a doula really is? There are several types of doulas, and the answer to what a doula does might surprise you!

Nina and Mary Alice (birth doulas and postpartum doulas) explain what a doula is, what doulas do, how much they cost, what you can expect, and what doulas want expecting parents (and everyone) to know.

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Nina Spears The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner

Nina Spears is The Baby Chick® and the Founder and CEO of Baby Chick®. She began her career supporting families in 2011 after earning her baby planning certification and attending her first births that same year. Since then, she has earned her birth and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her perinatal nutrition expert certification through The Professional Perinatal Nutrition Program, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among others.

Early in her career, one of Nina’s birth doula clients affectionately referred to her as “the baby chick — the ‘chick’ who works with moms and babies.” The nickname stuck and later inspired the creation of Baby Chick, which has grown…

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