How One Father Developed a Doula Program for Dads

Mariposa County is a maternity care desert. Doulas are bridging the gap

Reading Time: 6 minutes Tynesha Bennett holds a lot of babies as a doula.  But at one Mariposa County home, surrounded by acres of tall grasses, wildflowers, and farm animals, she recently found herself holding a very ripe grapefruit.  She was juicing the grapefruits that had piled up on the counter of her client, Jennifer Phipps. The smell of citrus permeated the air as the juice trickled into a metal bowl.  Phipps didn’t have time to eat the g…

How one father developed a doula program for dads

In 2021, Joshua launched Dad Doula University to provide non-birthing parents with free workshops on emotional changes, pregnancy and personal growth.