Think of a postpartum doula as the perfect mother - in - law without the unsolicited «advice.»
Not exact matches
I know I personally struggled in lack
of support during labor and
postpartum — my mom and husband were there the entire labor and both were amazing, but I do
think having a trained
doula there would have been ideal, particularly in avoiding unwanted interventions.
With the birth
of our third son, he felt like a pro at everything about labor and delivery, but
thinks we could have benefited from a
postpartum doula.
I
think they now have a better understand
of what a
postpartum doula actually does.