1. Mothering the Mother
... !!!" For the majority of births the doctor did not become a part of the scene until the very end when the woman is ready to push the baby out. The doctor is visually distinguished from other hospital staff by their white lab coats which they wear over their green or blue scrubs. They come into the room and put on a yellow paper apron, a mask, and a pair of sterile latex gloves. On one occasion we timed the doctor ... her doula (me) could stay. He agreed so long as I sat at her head to hold her hand and Paul stood behind a curtain. The doctor started telling Katie of all the risks of an e...
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