About — revdoula

Stephanie Spitzer-Hanks, CD/PCD(DONA), ICCE, CLC, CIMI, is a reverend and a doula in Waco, TX. Sometimes she writes blog posts about birtheology. Always she is the mother of two vivacious children and the wife of the most supportive man alive.

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Some frequently asked questions:

Why *reverend* + doula?

What does a doula do?

Is a doula the same as a midwife?

Why do I need a doula?

–But I’ll have my partner with me.

A glimpse of last week's fun at New Moms Social Hour!

Every Friday, 9-10:30 at @compleokids, come and go, drop in whenever! It is such a lovely time hanging out and getting to know other parents in the same phase of life. I'll be there again tomorr

I wish I had a banana for scale in this pic, because otherwise you really can't get the full effect of how terrifying these are! These may look like salad tongs at first glance, but they are actually forceps. This tool has been in use in childbirth s

If you've seen me in person in the past month, you've seen me knitting this gigantic scarf for my son to wear as part of his Dr. Who costume for Halloween. There is no way it will be finished by Thursday, but the good news is that is long enough to w

Continuing our series, Fun Tools From L&D: another internal monitor! This one is for monitoring the strength of contractions, and I've seen this one used more frequently than the internal monitor for baby's heartrate.

Fun fact: external monitor

I cropped this (with permission) from a chat with someone who took the Evidence Based Birth®️ Childbirth Class with me a few years ago. Y'all, it made my heart sing to hear that this mom and her husband found my class helpful to them during their

It's time to learn more about tools used in Labor & Delivery! Who knows what this is? 🙋

It's an internal fetal heartrate monitor! It's different from the ones that are typically used in a couple of ways:
1) Usually monitors are external--they a

This is it! This is why I love teaching this class!

I say it all the time: we can prepare for birth, but we cannot predict how it will go. The Evidence Based Birth®️ Childbirth Class is the absolute best at preparing people for birth. This class

I did it!! It took me two years but I did it!

For years and years I've been wanting to be able to support parents with sleep struggles, but it took me forever to find a program that aligned with my values. When I found @holisticsleepcoachingprogram

Are you over 40? Check with your health care provider about whether it's time to get your boobs smashed.

Recommendations vary on the optimal schedule for mammograms, so ask your physician for guidance. I'm over 50, so my doctor recommends I get the

Do you know what this is?

I scored this at my last birth when the nurse accidentally touched it with her non-sterile glove, so it had to be thrown away unused. I dug it out of the trash because I've always wanted to have one to show my childbirth s

When you pull an all-nighter at the hospital with your doula client and then her extended family surprises you with a hot breakfast, you scarf down half of the sandwich before you remember to say thanks.

I always pack plenty of snacks, y'all, but th

Check it out! @breastfeedingsuccess is bringing in-person, hospital based birth and baby classes back to Waco!

I will teach the 4-hr quick childbirth class, and the location will alternate each month between Hillcrest and Providence. Also, there's a