I must admit that I was reticent of hiring a doula at first. I had the not uncommon desire to want to do it all and be it all (as it relates to support) for my wife throughout the labor process. However, it didn’t take long for me to realize the huge value our doula Heidi Duncan had. There was simply no way that I could have done everything on my own that we were able to accomplish together for my wife. Heidi was humble, knowledgeable, encouraging, patient (comes in handy in the middle of the night), and worked wonderfully with the medical staff at our hospital. The later is very important because if you are planning on having your baby at a hospital, it really helps to have a doula that can get along and work with the doctors and nurses who do not always have gleaming opinions of them. I would recommend Heidi to anyone and our OB doctor said the same thing...