Chicago Family
Doulas Supports hospital, birth center and home births in the Chicago area.
Not exact matches
From
hospital policies, to hiring a
Doula, to financial
support, to medical interventions and what is necessary, to birthing at home.
Prior to her work as a
doula she
supported families as a nanny and as a breastfeeding peer counselor in the
hospital since 2012.
Our birth
doulas offer
support for unmedicated, medicated, or cesarean births, as well as VBACs, multiple births, home,
hospital, and birth center births.
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Doulas support all kinds of birth choices, but if you are looking to have a natural birth at a
hospital, having a
doula can help you «even up» the odds.
The staff of Northeast
Doulas offers labor
support in the birthplace of your choice (
hospital or home), and postpartum
support from 4 - 24 hours per day.
The directory will be useful to parents, physicians, midwives, nurse practitioners,
doulas,
hospital based Lactation Consultants, breastfeeding
support counselors and anyone seeking professional... [Read More]
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What can you do if you are interested in some
doula support during the
hospital?
Most
doulas will provide early labor
support at home, coming to your home and helping you while you are in labor before you are ready to go to the
hospital or birth center.
Breastfeeding classes and
support, parenting classes,
doulas, nutritional
support, individual birth plans - home, birth center,
hospital, water labor, water birth, and VBAC.
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I, myself, always recommend moms have a
doula or
doula - like
support person, and my rate of women needing to be transferred to a
hospital is as little as 7 %.
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The fee to stay with the client once her care has been transferred to the
hospital is for the midwife's
support in the role as a
doula.
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Plenty of respected research
supports the safety of planned home birth (most recent large prospective trial published in the British Medical Journal), but for women who need to deliver in a
hospital due to a complication, the midwife stays by your side and adopts a
doula role.
around midnight i began to question my decision to have a home birth, & maria was getting tired... she called in a second midwife for
support & my
doula arrived from another birth... i was afraid of the power - i hadn't felt it like this in kayenn's birth... i was afraid that i would come apart - even though i had to - i know now that coming apart is a part of the process... someplace in the middle of this birth i realized that i did not know how to do this - i was acting against the birth process - literally & emotionally... i had a mental idea of what it should look, sound, smell, be like... after some hours maria checked me again, i had been at 9 cm for 4 hours... she said to me, «some babies can come through at 9 cm, but yours will not, sokhna... sokhna, you are going to have to fight to bring this baby out... go into the bathroom, get in the shower & work it out... «so i did... i went in the cold bathroom alone & remembered every cold detail of kayenn's birth... i wondered if i could get to the
hospital on time to have an emergency c - section & i began to cry... & as i cried i had to go to the bathroom - i sat on the toilet & the rushes came down like nothing i can explain - but they didn't hurt - it was just POWER!
I had the privilage of having an all - natural
hospital birth with the
support of a
doula for «Sunshines» birth and a home waterbirth with a midwife for «Little Birds» birth!
After working as a childbirth educator and attending a couple hundred births (as a
doula — labor assistant) in birth centers, homes and
hospitals, I've come to believe that the overwhelming majority of women intuitively gravitate to which location, type of
support and «methodology» is best for themselves and their unborn babies to achieve a safe passage through the giving birth / delivering experience.
Whether you are planning a home birth, water birth,
hospital birth or scheduled cesarean section, Northeast
Doulas will provide you with the judgment free educational, physical and emotional
support that you deserve!
Home birth or a
hospital, pain relief or working toward a natural birth, your Hamilton Family
doulas will
support you with information and comfort measures without judgment.
In the
hospital, both your
doula and midwife will act as your advocate for the birth you desire in a safe and
supported environment.
Imagine how much patient satisfaction would increase if the
doula were recognized by the
hospital as a professional
support person, someone who compliments the professional medical staff charged with caring for the health of the pregnant person and their baby.
Many cultures and countries have
doulas or similar caregivers; in fact some states and countries even employ
doulas in the
hospital setting because of their recognized ability to successfully
support families.
I studied my hypnobirthing quite regularly, talked with my husband all the time about our desire to have a medication free delivery, and I even hired a
doula to help me since I was in the
hospital and wanted that 24/7
support the nursing staff would not be able to help me with.
It is important to have proper
support and coaching going through a natural birth, and if the birth is in a
hospital or birth center, then requesting a staff midwife or
doula to be with the mother is a good idea.
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«More
hospitals are opening their doors to
doulas because they know women want that kind of
support,» says Maureen Corry, M.P.H., executive director of the Maternity Center Association in New York City, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving maternity care.
The birth of her first daughter in 2003 inspired Leah to retrain as a
doula, providing birth
support to families in homes and
hospitals across Central Scotland.
Any
doula worth her salt will
support the choice of birth location:
hospital, birthing centers or home.
As a postpartum
doula, my role is to come alongside you in the
hospital after the birth or in your home, to
support you as parents so you can nurture your newborn, to allow you much needed sleep by helping in practical ways, to teach you skills so you can grow in confidence in your role and to encourage you in this beautiful and important task you are undertaking as the parents of a precious individual!
Based on this, my husband and I are going to plan on a
hospital birth, and employ a pre / post pregnancy
doula for added help and
support.
Doctors or midwives,
hospital or home, medical intervention or augmention,
doulas or other birth
supports - you have options to create an environment that promotes a positive birthing process, should you so choose.
I also provide labor
support as a
doula to couples planning
hospital births.
As your midwife or
doula, I empower you with information &
support to make conscious choices throughout your pregnancy and birth, either in a
hospital setting or in your home.
I'll also offer you community referrals for
hospitals, birth centers, OBs, midwives,
doulas, childbirth and postpartum related classes, holistic care providers or bodyworkers, or any other
support you feel like you'll need.
She was working as a midwife assistant in home births, while still running her practice and
supporting doula clients in
hospitals.
Both births were typical
hospital births, as Christy did not have the
support of a
Doula or aware of her options.
31 % decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience; mothers» risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience was reduced with continuous
support provided by a
doula or someone in their social network (family or friend), but not
hospital staff
Hospital nurses, public health units, lactation consultants and local
doulas are other invaluable resources
supporting moms in the early days of breastfeeding
If I was planning a
hospital birth or wanted a little more
support at home, I would definitely find a
doula.
Fortin suggests that instead of vitamins, you reach out to baby - friendly
hospitals that encourage breastfeeding and your efforts, as well as choosing a midwife, OB - GYN,
doula, or birth partner that
supports you.
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In 2011, Brookings Health System became the first
hospital in South Dakota to offer the services of volunteer
doulas for labor and delivery at its New Beginnings Birth Center and, in 2012, the first in the nation to offer volunteer
doulas for postpartum
support — free of charge.