Doula Services
Doula is a Greek word meaning “a woman who serves”.
A birth doula is a woman who has experience with birth and provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the pregnant woman before, during and immediately after birth.
Doulas recognize birth as one of the most important events of a woman’s life and honor that by respecting her wishes, desires and feelings throughout her birth. Doulas are there to help the parents have the birthing experience they want without interfering with medical management.
As a doula I cannot provide any medical care since I am not a medical doctor, such as taking blood pressure, temperature, fetal heart tone checks, vaginal exams or postpartum clinical care.
I cannot speak or make decisions for you, but I’ll help you get the information necessary to make an informed decision.
Giving birth can be the best experience of your life or your worst nightmare; the difference is the way you prepare. Remember, knowledge is power.
BENEFITS OF HAVING A DOULA IT CAN:
- Shorten the length of labor
- Reduce level of anxiety
- Reduce the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals
- Reduce complications
- Reduce the need for artificial oxytocin (Pitocin, a labor-inducing drug), forceps or vacuum extraction and cesarean
- Fewer episiotomies
- Increase the chance of a spontaneous natural birth
- A more positive birth experience
- Increased chances of successful breastfeeding
- Support skin-to-skin contact and protects as much as possible the 1st hour after birth
- Have a greater self-confidence
- Have less postpartum depression