Video | Taye Diggs Talking About Doulas (how awesome is that?)

Congratulations to Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel who had a baby boy in October. I previously posted a video of Diggs talking about the birth on Ellen, but just came across this Jimmy Kimmel clip today. At about 4 minutes in, there is talk about doulas in general, and how valuable the couple found their doula who both supported the couple during the birth, and taught their childbirth education classes. How fantastic to have this dialogue on the airways and that Diggs and Menzel had a wonderful birth experience.

Are you curious about the placenta pills mentioned? We have 2 interesting posts (that are both funny and informative) about the topic: this one references an article written by comedian Joel Stein on the topic, and here is his home video of the placenta encapsulation when his wife gave birth.

By the way Taye and Jimmy, here’s the low down on the word “doula” from DONA:

The word “doula” comes from the ancient Greek meaning “a woman who serves” and is now used to refer to a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth; or who provides emotional and practical support during the postpartum period.