Global Doula Project

06/17/2026

Everyone prepares for the baby.

But motherhood is a transition too.

When a baby is born, a woman is also navigating a profound shift in identity, relationships, responsibilities, and daily life.

Yet while so much attention is placed on preparing for birth, far less attention is often given to preparing for what comes next.

The postpartum period is more than recovery. It is a time of adjustment, growth, and transformation.

In her interview, Julia Jones reflects on why postpartum care matters, how support systems have changed over time, and what families and communities can do to better support new mothers.

Because when a baby is born, so is a mother.

Visit our website to read the full interview and learn more about postpartum care and support.

06/12/2026

When a baby is born, attention naturally shifts toward the newborn.
But birth also marks the beginning of someone becoming a mother.

And that transformation deserves care, support, and understanding too.

In our latest journal feature, postpartum doula trainer Julia Jones reflects on the importance of supporting mothers not only physically, but emotionally and communally as they move through this major life transition.

Because postpartum care is not just about recovery. It’s about helping mothers feel seen, supported, and connected during a deeply vulnerable time.

Based on the article When a Baby is Born, So is a Mother featuring Julia Jones of Newborn Mothers.

Read more about postpartum care and maternal support through our website.

06/05/2026

What happened to the village?

Many parents today are navigating birth and postpartum with far less support than previous generations.

Yet the need for care, rest, guidance, and community has not disappeared.

In Beyond the Vanishing Village, Julia Jones reflects on the changing landscape of postpartum support and explores what we can learn from communities where care is still shared across families, relationships, and generations.

The article invites us to consider an important question:

What happens when the village disappears—but the need for support remains?

It's a conversation about community, caregiving, and the role we all play in supporting families during one of life's most significant transitions.

Based on the article Beyond the Vanishing Village by Julia Jones.

Read the full article on our website and join the conversation: How can communities better support parents during the postpartum period?

06/04/2026

Many parents today are raising children in a world that asks them to do more with less support.

But across generations and cultures, birth and postpartum were often held collectively.

Care was shared. Wisdom was passed down. Families were supported by community.

As many traditional support systems disappear, doulas help create spaces where families can feel seen, supported, and connected.

Because parenting was never meant to happen alone.

How can communities better support parents during birth and postpartum? We'd love to hear your thoughts.

And if you'd like to learn more about the Global Doula Project and the work we're doing, feel free to visit our website.

06/03/2026

What does postpartum support look like when community becomes the foundation?

In our latest episode of Birth, Death, and Doulas, we explore a community doula training held at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York.

Supported by Global Doula Project in collaboration with Hour Children, this training brought together seven incarcerated women to learn how to provide postpartum support within their community.

The conversation challenges assumptions about parenting, incarceration, and care.

Our guests reflect on what they witnessed: women supporting one another, building community, and creating spaces of healing in a system where care is often limited.

Because every parent deserves support. And every community deserves access to compassionate care.

🎧 Catch the full conversation on the Global Doula Project YouTube channel.

Learn more about how community-based doula support creates meaningful impact in diverse settings around the world.

06/02/2026

Community-based care grows stronger when local initiatives are supported.

We’re honored to share that the North Country Community Doula Program, led by 2025 scholarship recipient Julia Day, has received a Health and Wellness Award from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

With Global Doula Project serving as fiscal sponsor, this recognition will help support the continued development of community-based birth and postpartum care in upstate New York.

The program reflects a growing commitment to ensuring that families have access to compassionate, locally rooted support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

We’re grateful to see community doula programs being recognized and supported as part of broader efforts to strengthen care and wellbeing.

Learn more about how community-based doula programs are creating meaningful support for families through our website.

05/31/2026

Are you curious about bereavement doulas and how they support families? Vallen Webb is a bereavement doula and also provides education for professionals who support families in the perinatal period. Knowing how to provide compassionate support for grieving families can make a difference that will last a lifetime. Here's a little information on what bereavement doulas do and how they can by a meaningful part of the healthcare team.

The work of bereavement doulas is inherently collaborative: they don’t replace hospital medics, birth or postpartum doulas, or therapists, but instead work alongside them to ensure that bereaved families can receive support that is adapted to their specific set of circumstances.

05/29/2026

We’re not always taught how to talk about death.

So we avoid it. Delay it. Push it away.

But when we allow ourselves to have these conversations, something shifts.

We begin to reflect. To prepare. To be more present.

Death doulas support individuals and families through these moments, creating space for care, clarity, and connection.

Because death is not separate from life. It is part of it.

Learn more about how we support end-of-life care through our website.

05/24/2026

What happens when we stop avoiding conversations about death?

In this conversation, there’s a shift. From fear to reflection. From avoidance to understanding.

There’s something deeply human in being able to witness, to talk about, and to sit with the reality of death.

Not as something to push away, but as something to approach with honesty and care.

This is where death doulas play an important role.

They support individuals and families through end-of-life experiences, helping create space for conversation, presence, and dignity.

Because death is not separate from life. It is part of it.

Visit our website to learn more about end-of-life care and support.

05/16/2026

A growing number of organizations around the world are stepping forward to share their work.

We’re grateful to those who have already submitted their information to be part of the Global Doula Training Directory.

Each one reflects a different way that care is practiced, taught, and shared within communities.

Together, they form a growing network of support, knowledge, and connection.

If your organization offers doula training, we invite you to be part of this collective effort to make this work more visible and more accessible.

Submit your organization through our website to be included in the global directory.