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Podcast: The Incubator
Episode: #328 - What a Doula Really Does: Latoya Southwell on Trust, Advocacy, and Healing
Description: Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna sit down with certified birth doula and lactation counselor Latoya Southwell for a wide-ranging conversation about the role doulas play in supporting families before, during, and after birth. LaToya shares her personal and professional path into birth work, and how her experiences shaped a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approach to supporting laboring people—particularly those from historically marginalized communities.The conversation covers what doulas do (and don’t do), how they differ from midwives, and how they advocate for safe, informed, and emot...