Birth Doula Support & Postpartum Doula Support
The word "doula" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "a woman who serves" and is now used to refer to a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth.
Studies have shown that when doulas attend births, labors are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier, and breastfeeding occurs more easily. (DONA).
Birth Doula, Specializing in Support Through Natural Birth
Postpartum Doula, Mothering the New Mom in Your Family
The Benefits of Having a BIRTH Doula
- 50% reduction in the cesarean rate
- 25% shorter labor
- 60% reduction in epidural requests
- 40% reduction in oxytocin use
- 30% reduction in analgesia use
- 40% reduction in forceps delivery
“Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth”, Klaus, Kennell, and Klaus (1993).
More important than the above statistics, women that seek the assistance of a Doula feel better about themselves and their birth experience regardless of the actual outcome. Having the support of a Doula can be extremely valuable and rewarding. You will remember this day for the rest of your life. We ensure this will be a positive memory for you and your family.
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The Benefits of Having a POSTPARTUM Doula
Your postpartum doula is your living baby manual. Postpartum doulas are women experienced in and knowledgeable about pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, infant care, and breastfeeding.
A postpartum doula comes to the home and helps to care for the woman and her baby after the birth by providing help with newborn care and instruction, mother care, assistance with breastfeeding, general family and household support, assistance with other children in the home, and additional resources, as needed.
Some of the benefits of postpartum doula care include increased rates of successful breastfeeding, less maternal exhaustion, frustration, and apprehension during the early weeks, greater understanding of newborn emotional and physical needs and behavior, earlier bonding due to increased maternal confidence, and reduced rates of maternal postpartum depression (and/or shorter duration of depression if it occurs).
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