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I am a really lucky birth doula. Why? I live within a wonderful birth community, with lots of caring, wonderful, smart women who offer support, suggestions and resources when I really need it.

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What Can You Do Here at Savvy Doula?

Savvy Doula is a blog for childbirth professionals seeking information that will help them build their birth business. Doulas, Midwives, Lactation Consultants, Pregnancy Massage Therapists, Prenatal Fitness Experts, Childbirth Educators and other professionals who help women during childbearing year will find valuable resources here. Here's a more detailed list of what you will find:

Read free articles about business building
Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter or RSS Feed
Purchase products to help you get organized and jump-start your business
Find a variety of links, videos and new information relevant to pregnany, birth or the postpartum period
Connect with me one on one to get immediate attention and solve the problems that are unique to your business
Advertise your training program, product, or service that supports birth professionals.

Be Savvy

You may not believe it, but you ARE business savvy. The first thing you need when starting a business is passion for your field, which I know you already possess. Now you're here, at Savvy Doula, ready to start your practice or take it to the next level.

Savvy Doula is not about me, its creator. This site is about creating community. My mission is to help the women serve women in birth, and I can do that by connecting people with other people, and people with a variety of resources.

The savvier you become, the more confidence you'll have to share your wisdom with us, introduce a product for birth pros to the world, and help more women on our planet have gentle, beautiful births.

But to do that, you need to work on your business. See this as a new adventure, and don't be afraid to ask for help. I'm so glad you're here, sharing your unique gifts with women and families.

Birth Resources

Resource – Reducing Infant Mortality

A film is being released on July 26th about reducing infant mortality. It will be free to download. They are ...

Birth Pros and Baby Experts Share Top Pregnancy and Birth Books on Twitter & Facebook

Cover via Amazon There are so many books on the market for pregnancy and childbirth, it can make ...

Breastfeeding Resources – Recommended by Twitter and Facebook Friends

Image via Wikipedia Today's question on Facebook and Twitter to birth professionals was: What are your favorite online resources for breastfeeding ...

10 Birth-Related Links Round-Up

Image via Wikipedia Here are 10 interesting links (okay I lied; there are 13) that have been shared ...

Product Review – “File-It Calendar” by Andrea Lythgoe

Our guest blogger today is doula and childbirth educator Andrea Lythgoe, who owns the valuable website for birth professionals – ...

Starting Your Biz

5 Steps For Filing Business Paperwork

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Dear Savvy Doula,

Today I’ll share the filing system that has evolved over time. It’s a loose rendition of Julie Morgenstern’s paper filing system from her book, "Organizing From The Inside Out". I use the following supplies:

Getting Organized

5 Steps For Filing Business Paperwork

Dear Savvy Doula,

Today I’ll share the filing system that has evolved over time. It’s a loose rendition of Julie Morgenstern’s paper filing system from her book, "Organizing From The Inside Out". I use the following supplies:

Marketing

Like to Write? Become an Online Author

Do you like to write? Do you want to share your knowledge about pregnancy, labor and birth with others? You can become a published author by submitting articles to online article directories.

Home Office

5 Steps For Filing Business Paperwork

Bringing Up Kids and a Business

Time Management Strategies for Work-Life Balance, Part I

I’d like to talk about creating specific work hours and making the most of that time. I’ll present a couple of questions each day for you to think about how and when you work best. I want you to be as productive as possible when you’re at work so you can enjoy life more when you’re away from the office. For the home business owner, time management is critical for maintaining peace of mind and peace within your family.

Building Connections

Marketing Tip: Presentations and Public Speaking

Dear Savvy Doula,

I want to thank my friend and colleague, Lisa Houser of Mommy’ Needs for this marketing tip. I called her recently to find out her secrets for finding clients, and she shared what she’s been doing.

Business Planning

How To Be Taken Seriously In Your Business – 5 Tips

Dear Savvy Doula,

So you want to be a doula. A Savvy one at that. I’d like to offer you 5 tips to help you be taken seriously as a business owner:

Creating Structure

Purifying Your Marketing Environment – By Kendall SummerHawk

Dear Savvy Doula,

If you read this week’s newsletter, I wrote about living and working BIG. I just received a newsletter from Kendall SummerHawk, my newest favorite marketing guru. I really connected with her message and was so glad to learn that I can share it with you. Don’t let her talk of "Million Dollar Business" [...]

Birth Pros Speak

Resource – Reducing Infant Mortality

A film is being released on July 26th about reducing infant mortality. It will be free to download. They are seeking help in the form of donations and marketing this film. See the video and check out their website.