
Doula Diaries
Birth doulas play a critical role in ensuring empowering birth experiences for their clients. As of January 1, 2023 in the State of California, doulas are a covered benefit for birthing parents through Medi-Cal. Learn more here.
The short documentary series Doula Diaries, a collaboration between filmmaker Jen Gilomen and Black Women Birthing Justice, will feature the stories of doulas and their clients, along with a birth photography portrait series, which will be released in 2025-2026 as Born for This reaches audiences.
Share Your Story
If you have a birth story to share that you think others could benefit from, particularly first-time birthing people and their families, please submit a summary of it here and select how you’d like your story to be shared below. We can accept submissions from anywhere and have the capability to remotely record your stories, which you will receive back as a memory to keep and pass along to your own child(ren). For participants in the San Francisco Bay Area, we may be able to record your stories in person. Please submit this form to give us a sense of your story.
