World Doula Week

By Dezarae Weyburn The term “doula” is a relatively new one. Although the Greeks used the term “doula” to mean a female slave, or handmaid, it wasn’t until 1969 that the term was first applied to birth work. In the half-century that followed, doulas went from completely unknown to a household name. With the formation…

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The Briana Project

By: Sara Vranes, CPM What is The Briana Project? The Briana Project is a mobile outreach program providing free postpartum care, education, and advocacy for underserved women and mothers in the Salt Lake Valley. We provide in-home and mobile prenatal and postpartum visits and community classes in Salt Lake City. We meet with and assess…

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