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Congratulations on your upcoming birth! This website is dedicated to educating you on what a Doula is, why you need one, and how I can help you have a rewarding pregnancy and birth experience. Please take the time to look at all of the information here and share with others.
What is a Doula? (doo-lah)
The Greek word
doula means
woman caregiver. We now use
the word to describe a trained and experienced labor companion who
provides the woman and her husband or partner continuous emotional
support, physical comfort and assistance in obtaining information
before, during, and just after childbirth.
A birth doula...
...recognizes birth as a key life experience that the mother will remember all her life...
...understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor...
...assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out their plans for the birth...
...stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the entire labor...
...provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, an
objective viewpoint, and assistance to the woman in getting the
information she needs to make good decisions...
...facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner, and clinical care providers...
...perceives her role as one who nurtures and protects the woman's memory of her birth experience.
(Taken from DONA International)
"If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use one." John Kennell, MD
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