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What Is a Doula?

From the beginning of time, women have been cared for and nurtured as they become mothers. Women experienced in childbirth supported other women during the birth process. After the birth, family, friends, and neighbors from the community would rally around the new family to help guide them through their tender early weeks and months with a new baby. Through birth and postpartum doulas, these roles have been expanded and professionalized.

 
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Why Hire a Birth Doula?

A 2017 systematic Cochrane review showed that having continuous labor support makes one MORE likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth and shorter labor, and LESS likely to have:

  • A cesarean delivery
  • An instrument assisted delivery
  • A negative birth experience
  • Regional pain medication
  • Low 5-minute APGAR scores

Research also shows that when continuous labor support is provided by a doula, women experience an:

  • Increased rates of exclusive breastfeeding
  • Decrease in the use of Pitocin
  • Decrease in incidence and severity of postpartum depression
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Summary:

A joint statement of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, focused on reducing the soaring C-Section rates in the USA and published in March 2014 had as one of it's conclusions: “Published data indicate that one of the most effective tools to improve labor and delivery outcomes is the continuous presence of support personnel, such as a doula.” (Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery)

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Why Hire a Postpartum Doula?

  • It is along established fact that having postpartum doula support lowers the risks of developing postpartum mood disorders

  • Knowledgeable and non-judgmental support helps families recover more quickly

  • Overnight support to offer another set of hands for soothing baby and maximizing parents’ sleep (makes ALL the difference!)

  • Older sibling support, light meal preparation, running errands, and light housekeeping are some of the services we offer

  • With postpartum doula support, partner satisfaction rates improve from an average of 30% to 71%!

    Invest in your marriage/relationship by getting support before sleep deprivation & other postpartum challenges affect you during the vulnerable postpartum fourth trimester.