A Doula's Journey: Into the World of Birth - Paperback

by Sarah Goldstein (Author)

In this captivating chronicle of a doula, Sarah Goldstein reminisces about being on call to serve women before, during and after labor. There are no breaks or time off in this profession. It is a memoir that both the novice and the informed will be unable to put down.Often torn between her life's calling, and her family, Sarah is even further challenged by being in a 'sandwich generation.' She is raising six children while caring for her ever-worsening Alzheimer's mom. Yet with family support at the most trying of times, she experiences both the trials and triumphs of facilitating mothers in bringing their newborns into the world.

Author Biography

Sarah Goldstein a certified doula (15 years) and doula trainer for DONA(Doulas of North America) International (8 years). She is a natural childbirth advocate, promoting safer and more empowering birth experiences through organizing over a half dozen seminars, creating CDs on pregnancy and childbirth for the Jewish woman, and writing articles for local and international magazines. She has opened over 14 pregnancy and birth lending libraries. Her first book, Special Delivery, was published by Targum Press in 2004. More Special Deliveries (2007) has chapter layouts by topics and more medical information. Sarah has 6 children and 8 grandchildren (so far) most living in the Jerusalem area. She has merited attending their births and 1400 others as well!