Informational Handouts


Handouts listed below are property of CD Doula Services, unless otherwise noted. Please do not use, publish or redistribute any CD Doula Services handout without permission. Please conserve our resources and print only when necessary.

  • Please read, "Avoiding Good Patient Syndrome" by Sarah Hilbert-West by clicking here. 
  • Partners can read the "Birth Cliffnotes" by Janelle Durham, MSW, CD, CCE 2003 by clicking here.
  • Read MISN's "Breastfeeding Directory" by clicking here. More updated Breastfeeding resource list in the Infant Feeding Facts handout in the left column.
  • Read DONA's paper, "Dads & Doulas" by clicking here. DONA International is the oldest, largest and most respected doula association in the world. 
  • Please read, "Doula Guide to the Last 6 Weeks" by Janelle Durham, MSW, CD, CCE 2003 by clicking here.
  • Read CIMS, "Having a Baby? 10 Questions to Ask" here.
  • "Ideas for the Best Cesarean Possible" By Penny Simkin, modified by Sasha Lindberg with an example birth plan/ birth preferences page by CD Doula Services: Click Here
  • Penny Simkin's "Pain medication Preference Scale" from Maternity Wise can be viewed by clicking here.
  • For "Processing Birth" by Sarah Hilbert-West, click here.
  • Leanne Palmerston's "Transition Panic: Check That Cervix Before the Epidural Goes In!" can be read by clicking here.

Don't forget to check out our online video resources, our recommended reading list, our local resources list, waterbirth info & diapering info too!

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