Environment

This is what a standard labor and delivery room in a hospital looks like in the United States

Check out these images from what the only freestanding birth center in Rockland County, NY looks like

Source: https://bsdbirthingcenter.com/gallery/

I went to Indonesia this past April on a doula retreat and met a bunch of lovely doulas from around the world. Lilia from the Czech Republic shared these images of a hospital that opened up 9/16/2025 in her country

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOs35izispA/?img_index=6&igsh=cWR6c25sZjl0bzMz&ig_mid=2694D201-8AEB-4C52-9D8F-2FA9730C7D04&utm_source=igweb

Dr. Petr Holba is facing a lot of resistance and backlash for opening up this new hospital as he dares side with women and midwives. Which a lot of his colleagues don’t appreciate.