A Doula's Journey: Into the World of Birth
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Aging, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Sarah Goldstein | ISBN: | 9781524203658 |
| Publisher: | Sarah Goldstein | Publication: | March 20, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sarah Goldstein |
| ISBN: | 9781524203658 |
| Publisher: | Sarah Goldstein |
| Publication: | March 20, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This is a captivating chronicle of a doula. Sarah Goldstein reminisces about being on call to serve women before, during and after birth. While having attended over 1700 births and counting , there is little time off in this profession. Torn between her life's calling and a family with 6 children and granchildren, she weaves into the book her caring for her degenerating mother with Alzheimers. Yet, with family support at the most rying of times, Sarah experiences both the trials and triumphs of facilitating mothers in bringing their newborns into the world.
This is a captivating chronicle of a doula. Sarah Goldstein reminisces about being on call to serve women before, during and after birth. While having attended over 1700 births and counting , there is little time off in this profession. Torn between her life's calling and a family with 6 children and granchildren, she weaves into the book her caring for her degenerating mother with Alzheimers. Yet, with family support at the most rying of times, Sarah experiences both the trials and triumphs of facilitating mothers in bringing their newborns into the world.
