Doula Creates 'Birthing Dolls' To Teach Big Siblings About Labor and Delivery
As a family and community health nurse living in Brazil, Milia Simielli was able to nurture her passion for working withand childbirth educator -- and bought her now beloved sewing machine -- that Simielli's passion for helping women and children reached a whole new level. Now she's also the proud
The following year, she and her husband moved to Australia, after he was offered a new job in the field of chemical engineering. It was then that she began to put her sewing chops to even better use. "The feedback that I receive from the families are also amazing. They say that their kids loves it," she told CafeMom."Every now and then I receive some photos of kids playing with my creations and have families returning to order another one to give as a gift for their midwives or their doulas."
The painstaking work requires great attention to detail, as well as discipline. But it's also a creative process. Simielli said she began by starting simple, creating dolls that illustrated what a vaginal birth was like. But as her dolls grew in popularity, she began getting requests for ones that showed a cesarean, which led to a VBAC option.
"I'm being asked to add another baby , to add a bigger sister, lotus bag, a special hair color, to add tattoo on mom, spare clothes ..."she explains, adding that she always does her best to accommodate the requests."I also have been asked to customize childbirth models to use on childbirth education, and it has being really a pleasure to see other professionals using my educational tools.
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