DGSL Monthly Meetings & Important Dates
DGSL hosts monthly meetings on the second Monday evening of each month unless noted otherwise. Please see below for more information regarding the upcoming meetings and other important dates for the birth community.
Most of our meetings are held at Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419, above the parking garage.
Please click here for more detailed directions.
Most of our meetings are held at Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419, above the parking garage.
Please click here for more detailed directions.
2019 Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 9:30am: Tour Medium Security Institute (Members Only!)
Medium Security Institute (St. Louis Jail) has reached out to Doulas of Greater St. Louis in an effort to connect doulas to pregnant mothers birthing at St. Mary's Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to tour the facility where doulas would meet for prenatal visits. Please visit our Facebook event page to RSVP for this tour as well as location and meeting information. This event is for current DGSL members only.
Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 7pm: Guest Speaker, Gina Rocchio-Gymer, Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
Gina Rocchio-Gymer, MSW, LCSW, will help us resolve our experiences that are "not what we expected or sometimes traumatic". Gina owns Wellness Within Counseling and she specializes Maternal Mental Health including issues of infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, birth trauma, and perinatal mood disorders. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, April 22nd @ 6pm: Tour Barnes Jewish Hospital Women & Infants Center (Members Only!)
Join us for a tour of the Women & Infants Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital. This is a special opportunity to gain information and tips about serving your clients at the new facility. Please visit our Facebook event page to RSVP for this tour as well as location and meeting information. This event is for current DGSL members only.
Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 7pm: Doula the Doula Night (Members Only!)
Come let yourself be pampered! Self-care is so important to all of us. Tonight is a special night to indulge and enjoy a few treats just for you! Massages and snacks will be provided.
Location: TBD
Monday, June 10th, 2019 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 7pm: Business Start-up
Just starting out as a new doula in St. Louis? Curious if becoming a Doula is the right career path for you? This could be your meeting. Please join us doulas in varying stages and experience levels in our career to learn more about how to start up your business and make it work for you. Feel free to bring examples of contracts, intake forms, or just questions and a listening ear! Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 7pm: Positions of Labor (When and How) & What's in Your Doula Bag?
Let's share some tips and tricks and better understand how to help our clients through labor. Feel free to bring examples and lots of questions! Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, September 9th, 2019 @ 7pm: Guest Speaker, Judy Dautenhahn, Licensed Massage Therapist
Please join us in welcoming one of our own DGSL doulas, Judy Dautenhahn, LMT, for an opportunity to learn more about massage and acupressure and how it can positively impact pregnant and laboring parents. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 7pm: Meet the Midwives
We will be welcoming midwives from around the Greater St. Louis area. This is a special opportunity to learn from the professionals within our birth community. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, December 9th, 2019 at 7pm: If you have QUESTIONS, one of us may the ANSWERS
Things are always in motion in our field. Sometimes newer doulas have questions for the more experienced doulas and sometimes we all just want to bounce ideas off each other. This is the night for straight up Doula Q&A. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Medium Security Institute (St. Louis Jail) has reached out to Doulas of Greater St. Louis in an effort to connect doulas to pregnant mothers birthing at St. Mary's Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to tour the facility where doulas would meet for prenatal visits. Please visit our Facebook event page to RSVP for this tour as well as location and meeting information. This event is for current DGSL members only.
Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 7pm: Guest Speaker, Gina Rocchio-Gymer, Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
Gina Rocchio-Gymer, MSW, LCSW, will help us resolve our experiences that are "not what we expected or sometimes traumatic". Gina owns Wellness Within Counseling and she specializes Maternal Mental Health including issues of infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, birth trauma, and perinatal mood disorders. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, April 22nd @ 6pm: Tour Barnes Jewish Hospital Women & Infants Center (Members Only!)
Join us for a tour of the Women & Infants Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital. This is a special opportunity to gain information and tips about serving your clients at the new facility. Please visit our Facebook event page to RSVP for this tour as well as location and meeting information. This event is for current DGSL members only.
Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 7pm: Doula the Doula Night (Members Only!)
Come let yourself be pampered! Self-care is so important to all of us. Tonight is a special night to indulge and enjoy a few treats just for you! Massages and snacks will be provided.
Location: TBD
Monday, June 10th, 2019 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 7pm: Business Start-up
Just starting out as a new doula in St. Louis? Curious if becoming a Doula is the right career path for you? This could be your meeting. Please join us doulas in varying stages and experience levels in our career to learn more about how to start up your business and make it work for you. Feel free to bring examples of contracts, intake forms, or just questions and a listening ear! Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 7pm: Positions of Labor (When and How) & What's in Your Doula Bag?
Let's share some tips and tricks and better understand how to help our clients through labor. Feel free to bring examples and lots of questions! Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, September 9th, 2019 @ 7pm: Guest Speaker, Judy Dautenhahn, Licensed Massage Therapist
Please join us in welcoming one of our own DGSL doulas, Judy Dautenhahn, LMT, for an opportunity to learn more about massage and acupressure and how it can positively impact pregnant and laboring parents. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 7pm: Meet the Midwives
We will be welcoming midwives from around the Greater St. Louis area. This is a special opportunity to learn from the professionals within our birth community. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, December 9th, 2019 at 7pm: If you have QUESTIONS, one of us may the ANSWERS
Things are always in motion in our field. Sometimes newer doulas have questions for the more experienced doulas and sometimes we all just want to bounce ideas off each other. This is the night for straight up Doula Q&A. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Past Events
Monday, March 11th, 2019 @ 7pm: Meet the DGSL Doulas Night! (Members Only Please!)
Bring your elevator speech and your business cards and get to know expectant families in a unique setting where they can meet a few of us all at once.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, Main Commons Area
Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, January 14th, 2019 @ 7pm: Holiday Party
Let's celebrate! November and December can be busy with all the commitments we have around the holiday season - let's celebrate in January when the winter is still cold and dark but companionship from fellow doulas is no less needed. We will be making a donation to Our Lady's Inn Maternity Homes, St. Charles location so if you choose to do so, please bring a gift to donate. A registry for the organization can be found at Target. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Private Location
Monday, December 10th, 2018 at 7pm: If you have QUESTIONS, one of us may the ANSWERS
Things are always in motion in our field. Sometimes newer doulas have questions for the more experienced doulas and sometimes we all just want to bounce ideas off each other. This is the night for straight up Doula Q&A. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 7pm: The Postpartum Visit
Every doula is a little different which is why it's so great to have this network of doulas to learn from! Tonight's topic will cover the postpartum visit, a time to share what you provide and learn what other doulas do too. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 7pm: All About Breastfeeding (Erin O'Reilly, IBCLC)
Many of us support our clients during some of their "firsts" with their newly born babies. This is an opportunity to learn a few breastfeeding basics, tips, and resources to share with new parents. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, June 11th, 2018 @ 7pm: Your Resource List
This is an opportunity to share with each other who and what might be on your resource list. This is an opportunity to make updates and edits if you're a seasoned doula and a chance to hear what others share with their clients. St. Louis has a wonderful birth worker community - let's share the knowledge! Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 7pm: Doula the Doula Night (Members Only!)
Come let yourself be pampered! Self-care is so important to all of us. Tonight is a special night to indulge and enjoy a few treats just for you! Massages and snacks will be provided.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, April 9th, 2018 @ 7pm: What is a Doula's Scope of Practice?
Come discuss your thoughts and opinions on what scope of practice means to you and to your fellow doulas. This will be an opportunity to share and listen to what others feel based on their experiences and their training specific to the various organizations we're all affiliated with. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 7pm: Meet the DGSL Doulas Night! (Members Only Please!)
Bring your elevator speech and your business cards and get to know expectant families in a unique setting where they can meet a few of us all at once.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, Main Commons Area
Monday, January 8th, 2018 @ 7pm: Guest Speaker, Jordan Lev, Web Developer
If you have a successful website or not, come learn a few tips for getting it set up and going and maybe even a few tips to get it running even smoother.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #415
Bring your elevator speech and your business cards and get to know expectant families in a unique setting where they can meet a few of us all at once.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, Main Commons Area
Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, January 14th, 2019 @ 7pm: Holiday Party
Let's celebrate! November and December can be busy with all the commitments we have around the holiday season - let's celebrate in January when the winter is still cold and dark but companionship from fellow doulas is no less needed. We will be making a donation to Our Lady's Inn Maternity Homes, St. Charles location so if you choose to do so, please bring a gift to donate. A registry for the organization can be found at Target. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Private Location
Monday, December 10th, 2018 at 7pm: If you have QUESTIONS, one of us may the ANSWERS
Things are always in motion in our field. Sometimes newer doulas have questions for the more experienced doulas and sometimes we all just want to bounce ideas off each other. This is the night for straight up Doula Q&A. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 7pm: The Postpartum Visit
Every doula is a little different which is why it's so great to have this network of doulas to learn from! Tonight's topic will cover the postpartum visit, a time to share what you provide and learn what other doulas do too. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 7pm: All About Breastfeeding (Erin O'Reilly, IBCLC)
Many of us support our clients during some of their "firsts" with their newly born babies. This is an opportunity to learn a few breastfeeding basics, tips, and resources to share with new parents. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, June 11th, 2018 @ 7pm: Your Resource List
This is an opportunity to share with each other who and what might be on your resource list. This is an opportunity to make updates and edits if you're a seasoned doula and a chance to hear what others share with their clients. St. Louis has a wonderful birth worker community - let's share the knowledge! Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 7pm: Doula the Doula Night (Members Only!)
Come let yourself be pampered! Self-care is so important to all of us. Tonight is a special night to indulge and enjoy a few treats just for you! Massages and snacks will be provided.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, April 9th, 2018 @ 7pm: What is a Doula's Scope of Practice?
Come discuss your thoughts and opinions on what scope of practice means to you and to your fellow doulas. This will be an opportunity to share and listen to what others feel based on their experiences and their training specific to the various organizations we're all affiliated with. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 7pm: Peer Review (Members Only Please)
Peer reviews can offer a unique opportunity to share the ups and downs of our field with other doulas in the thick of it. For some, it's a chance to think back on a particularly difficult birth experience for you and to get some feedback going forward. For others it can be a celebration of a truly positive birth experience with a particular birthing location, provider, etc. There are usually highs and lows and it's a special time to be able to support one another. Please bring a snack to share.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #419
Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 7pm: Meet the DGSL Doulas Night! (Members Only Please!)
Bring your elevator speech and your business cards and get to know expectant families in a unique setting where they can meet a few of us all at once.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, Main Commons Area
Monday, January 8th, 2018 @ 7pm: Guest Speaker, Jordan Lev, Web Developer
If you have a successful website or not, come learn a few tips for getting it set up and going and maybe even a few tips to get it running even smoother.
Location: Missouri Baptist Hospital in the Clinical Learning Institute, room #415