Precious Arrows Doula Services

02/20/2026

I'm so excited to have my website refreshed! I guess I just birthed it for the 4th time. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Doula serving greater Nashville, TN area. Experienced Birth, Postpartum, and Sibling doula, Lamaze Educator, and Lactation Counselor.

02/14/2026

A 2025 study published in AJOG adds powerful, up-to-date data showing associations between doula care and improved maternal and newborn outcomes.

Key Maternal Outcomes:

More vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC): For every 100 patients who received doula care, there were 15 to 34 additional VBACs compared with those without doula care.

Higher postpartum follow-up attendance: 5 to 6 more per 100 received postpartum office visits.

Key Neonatal / Infant Outcomes

Increased exclusive breastfeeding rates: Babies whose families had doula support were more likely to breastfeed exclusively.

Fewer preterm births (and early preterm births): Doula-supported births showed a reduction in preterm birth rates.

In short, the study links doula care with improvements in birth outcomes — across birth mode (more VBACs), infant health (less prematurity), and early infant care (breastfeeding, postpartum follow-up).

Read more: https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/2025/11/evidence-for-doulas-new-ajog-study-finds-doulas-improve-outcomes/

02/13/2026

Say it louder

Your pediatrician is not a lactation consultant.
And if the only breastfeeding advice you got was
“just supplement”
“just switch to formula”
“maybe your milk isn’t enough”
that wasn’t lactation support.
That was convenience.
Pediatricians are trained in pediatrics.
IBCLCs are trained in lactation.
Those are not interchangeable.
If your baby had a heart issue, they would refer you to a cardiologist.
If your baby had a skin condition, they would refer you to a dermatologist.
But somehow when it comes to breastfeeding
a biologically complex, hormone driven, supply and demand system
we act like a two minute office visit covers it.
No weighted feed.
No latch assessment.
No fl**ge sizing.
No discussion of cluster feeding.
No explanation of normal newborn weight loss.
Just “top off.”
Listen carefully.
There is nothing wrong with choosing formula.
But there IS something wrong with not being given the full picture.
Moms deserve real support.
Not shortcuts.
Did your pediatrician actually help you breastfeed?
Or did they dismiss you?
Be honest.
👇 Let’s talk.

02/13/2026

02/13/2026

A conversation that needs to be had.

01/30/2026

The old cascade.
Will they happen with every induction? No.
Are they more likely to happen with induction. Yes.
.billchun

01/26/2026

Snow is always better with Littles.
Stay safe and warm. It calls us to slow diwn snd make some special memories.

01/23/2026

I love it when they have to ask for your permission for a vaginal birth AFTER you have already given birth.