3 times in the same week, I received messages from women in my community, wondering if I would be willing to provide doula services, for a young, pregnant, unwed, woman of color, at a discounted rate. The women that reached out to me knew that regardless of Catherine's educational background, her polite demeanor, her professional appearance, her spongelike desire to learn all things about pregnancy, birth, and childrearing, that each year in the United States, about 700 to 1,

She was handling her surges very well from the outside. I was surprised at 4:15am when she said, "talk to me about the pros and cons of

watched Sarah walk into the other room where Sera was located. I felt a pit in my stomach. I knew what I heard wasn't something to dismi