Black Family: A Doula Story 56 mins
Produced by Danny Alpert
A Doula Story documents one African American woman’s fierce commitment to empower pregnant teenagers with the skills and knowledge they need to become confident, nurturing mothers. Produced by The Kindling Group, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization, this powerful film follows Loretha Weisinger back to the same disadvantaged Chicago neighborhood where she once struggled as a teen mom. Loretha uses patience, compassion and humor to teach “her girls” about everything from the importance of breastfeeding and reading to their babies, to communicating effectively with health care professionals.
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This film made me cry, I am so inspired to have a film that will truly serve as an inspiration and teaching tool as this one has been. It is well made! Amazing
Posted by Camille Holder-Brown | Jun 02 2008 at 10:16 pm | report this comment
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Posted by Lorna Green | Jun 12 2008 at 08:14 pm | report this comment