
You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. - King David in the Psalms |

With a doula........ *Labor is less painful * Mother has more control during labor * Breastfeeding outcomes improve * There is less chance of postpartum depression * Mom has more self confidence * Your partner can be more present to your needs |
A 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, and 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. |