What is a doula?
The word "Doula" comes from a Greek word meening "woman who serves".
A Doula is a woman, often a mother herself, who is knowledgable, and experienced in childbirth. She supports a woman during pregnancy, the entire labor, and postpartum
Research has shown
25% shorter labor
reduce risk of cesarean birth by 50%
reduce pitocin use by 40%
reduce help from epidural anesthesia by 60%
reduce the need for narcotics by 30%
reduce chances of episiotomy
reduces the risk of forceps or vacuum delivery by 40%
What does a Doula Do?
a birth doula...
recognizes childbirth as a key life experience that the mother will remember for the rest of 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 birth plans.
stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the entire labor.
provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make the best decisions for her situation.
perceives her role as nurturing and protecting of the woman's memory or her birth experience...
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