Black doulas hope to guide expectant parents through childbirth

“Dalhousie professor Barb Hamilton-Hinch is perched on her stomach on top of an exercise ball as a room of eager students learn how best to relieve lower back tension during labour. 

Hamilton-Hinch isn't leading this discussion though, she's among the 15 people who spent the weekend discussing how to support expectant parents.

The three-day doula course held at the Mulgrave Park Caring and Learning Centre in Halifax was open to black women, trans and non-binary people.

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Grace Szucs