Labor Support (I am no longer working as a doula)
I assist laboring women in their pursuit of a safe and memorable birth experience. I provide emotional support, suggestions for comfort measures, positioning that may assist in the progress of labor, physical assistance, and an experienced presence in the labor environment. My goal is to serve you in a way that you will feel well cared for throughout this very significant life event.
I assist laboring women in their pursuit of a safe and memorable birth experience. I provide emotional support, suggestions for comfort measures, positioning that may assist in the progress of labor, physical assistance, and an experienced presence in the labor environment. My goal is to serve you in a way that you will feel well cared for throughout this very significant life event.
My role will vary from family to family, but my primary role is to provide physical support and comfort measures, as well as emotional support and reassurance. I use my individual strengths, experience and skills to make suggestions for position changes, movement, and breathing in the interest
of comfort and the progression of labor. I help out with whatever needs arise and provide a calm and objective presence which encourages and welcomes
your birth partner's participation.
of comfort and the progression of labor. I help out with whatever needs arise and provide a calm and objective presence which encourages and welcomes
your birth partner's participation.
Some of the services that are outside a doula's scope of practice are speaking to your caregiver or medical staff on your behalf, prescribing any medical treatments, making decisions for you, or guarantee any particular outcome. As a doula I also do not perform clinical tasks, such as vaginal examinations, fetal monitoring, blood pressure, or diagnosing conditions in either the mother or the baby.
Postpartum Care
I provides mother to mother knowledge and experience. I focus on the new mother as she regains vitality and learns the cues and rhythms of her new baby. I offer families reassurance and encouragement, helping them to build confidence as they develop their own parenting style.
Parents are provided with:
Families are nurtured as they integrate a new member into the family and process their birth experience. They are given practical help and an opportunity to receive the rest and support they need to transition peacefully into life with their newborn.
I provides mother to mother knowledge and experience. I focus on the new mother as she regains vitality and learns the cues and rhythms of her new baby. I offer families reassurance and encouragement, helping them to build confidence as they develop their own parenting style.
Parents are provided with:
- New mother care
- Breastfeeding support
- Newborn care
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Shopping and errands
Families are nurtured as they integrate a new member into the family and process their birth experience. They are given practical help and an opportunity to receive the rest and support they need to transition peacefully into life with their newborn.
