25 Mar 2022

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To celebrate, World Doula Week Embrace has put together a few short informational videos featuring some well-known doulas.
To celebrate, World Doula Week Embrace has put together a few short informational videos featuring some well-known doulas.

Monalisa Sam is a birth and postpartum doula based in Johannesburg. In the video below she talks about preparing both the heart and mind for birth.

She also shares the value of a positive mindset before and during labour.   

Also read: My 'birthing nightmare' and why World Doula Week is so important 

Watch Birth Affirmations below for more: 

World Doula Week is commemorated from 22 to 28 March annually to raise awareness about this vital service. 

To celebrate, World Doula Week Embrace has put together a few short informational videos featuring some well-known doulas. 

Sam works alongside other doulas from Embrace, a South Africa Movement that aims to inspire SA with a vision of supported motherhood.

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