Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoan is Nicole Woodcox Bolden, 33, doula.
I’m a very hands-on doula, so I tend to be with my client from the time they leave their house until the time the baby comes out. I’m there to be support for mom mentally, to make sure she knows she can do it. I’m also a social worker, so I’m heavy on the mental stuff. A lot of the pain comes from fear, so we do a lot of work around, “What’s your fear?” Just talking things out.
