It is designed for trained, working birth doulas and focuses on helping newer doulas grow their birth doula skills, increase their efficiency, avoid burnout, expand their business, and learn to balance their work
as a birth doula with the rest of their life.
As a Birth doula with a background in healing, one of the healing modalities I use to better support my clients during labor is aromatherapy.
Not exact matches
The opportunity to talk
with a Baby Loss
Doula (a parent advocate who acts
as a loss companion) where you can get advice to consider and possibly help making a
Birth Preferences Plan.
Part of my role
as your
doula is to provide you
with information to make conscious pregnancy,
birth and postpartum decisions.
And while I never overtly contradicted a care provider, unplugged my clients from their monitors without permission or guidance from their nurses, put my hand in front of a pair of scissors about to cut an episiotomy, or secretly hoped for an accidental home
birth (or any other opportunity to catch a baby), my
birth bag and arms - load - of - balls did some serious damage to my relationship (
as a
doula)
with hospital staff.
When I work
with families to help them prepare for their labor and
birth as a childbirth educator, or when I walk their labor path
with them
as a
birth doula, my purpose is to help them achieve those very goals.
I am a toLabor trained
birth doula and birth activist, and as an Evidence Based Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other doulas in the community in addition to working with expecting fami
birth doula and
birth activist, and as an Evidence Based Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other doulas in the community in addition to working with expecting fami
birth activist, and
as an Evidence Based
Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other doulas in the community in addition to working with expecting fami
Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other
doulas in the community in addition to working
with expecting families.
Her experiences
as a labor
doula have been at all area hospitals and
with all types of
births.
Research shows lower C - section rates among women who receive
doula support
as well
as increased satisfaction
with their
birth experience.
With Tina's experience in consulting, Evidence Based
Birth ®, as well as birth and postpartum doula care, she's able to holistically guide expecting parents towards educated and empowering decisions for their prenatal, birth and postpartum experie
Birth ®,
as well
as birth and postpartum doula care, she's able to holistically guide expecting parents towards educated and empowering decisions for their prenatal, birth and postpartum experie
birth and postpartum
doula care, she's able to holistically guide expecting parents towards educated and empowering decisions for their prenatal,
birth and postpartum experie
birth and postpartum experiences.
My goal
as your
doula is to help you to achieve the
birth you desire, come away
with a fulfilling and memorable experience, and feel equipped and supported
as you transition into parenthood.
As a group, we have read at least 100 books on
birth, so we polled all of our
doulas and came up
with this list just for you!
When we pick up the placenta we will spend time talking
with you about the
birth and answer any questions that you have about your
birth, baby, breastfeeding, encapsulation
as we all are labor and postpartum
doulas offering this service.
As a childbirth educator,
birth and postpartum
doula with a love for all things natural, she brings a whole new facet of options to growing families.
In addition to photography, I also offer my services
as both
Birth, and Postpartum Doula (with the option of adding on birth photography to your packa
Birth, and Postpartum
Doula (
with the option of adding on
birth photography to your packa
birth photography to your package!).
As your best guarantee of having a normal vaginal
birth once you're in the hospital, we suggest that you plan in advance to have helpers — mate,
doula, and perhaps a monitrice (your personal ob nurse)--
with you.
Support offered by trained labor coaches such
as doulas has been associated
with improved
birth outcomes, including shortened labor and fewer operative deliveries.»
When I worked
as a
doula I came complete
with a bag full of flameless candles, a CD player, «
birth» music CDs, aromatherapy, massagers and all other sorts of mood enhancing items.
If I hadn't had my mother
with me (who is pretty educated about
birth stuff and also a strong advocate for me) I'd have hired a
doula for my
births, and can not recommend them enough
as a way to make sure decisions are made in your best interest.
As a DONA - certified
doula, I work
with mom - to - be and
birth partner to help assure that inner wisdom is brought to the
birth process for the best possible outcome and
birth experience for each individual mom.
My goal
as a
doula is to make sure you have the education, resources and support during your pregnancy and
birth to have that
birth experience that you have dreamed of — and can remember
with joy.
A trained
birth doula and mother of six beautiful children, I am so happy to be working
with families
as part of Everyday Miracles.
Watch
as she gives
birth to her daughter
with the help of her husband,
doula, and medical team.
Landon has been a part of the Enlightened Mama team since August 2015, joining right after completing her DONA
Birth Doula training
with Alpha Mama, Liz Lull, and is currently the Enlightened Mama Business Manager,
as well
as facilitating our Community Parent Groups and
Doula Happy Hours.
Consider hiring a certified Seattle
birth doula with over 14 years and almost 500
births worth of experience to support your family
as you welcome a new baby.
Gigi combines her knowledge of the body
as a massage therapist, her understanding of the experience of pregnancy and
birth as a
doula, her vast knowledge of lactation
as a board - certified lactation consultant, along
with her extensive training in craniosacral therapy to offer you and your baby the most comprehensive care in the area.
This 21 / 2 - day hands - on workshop is designed to prepare advanced level
birth doulas with the tools and skills to serve
as an assistant to a home
birth midwife at a 36 week prenatal home visit, home
birth and the strategies to work cooperatively
with the home
birth midwifery team, Experience in breastfeeding support, childbirth education and other
birth skills are important.
Topics covered include: Introduction to
doula labor support; Importance of birth memories; Hormones of pregnancy, labor, and birth; Emotional support for birth; Communication skills, values, and cultural sensitivity as a doula; Physical support for birth; Doula's role with interventions, Cesarean and VBAC; Doula's role during immediate postpartum and with the newborn; Breastfeeding support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involve
doula labor support; Importance of
birth memories; Hormones of pregnancy, labor, and
birth; Emotional support for
birth; Communication skills, values, and cultural sensitivity
as a
doula; Physical support for birth; Doula's role with interventions, Cesarean and VBAC; Doula's role during immediate postpartum and with the newborn; Breastfeeding support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involve
doula; Physical support for
birth;
Doula's role with interventions, Cesarean and VBAC; Doula's role during immediate postpartum and with the newborn; Breastfeeding support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involve
Doula's role
with interventions, Cesarean and VBAC;
Doula's role during immediate postpartum and with the newborn; Breastfeeding support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involve
Doula's role during immediate postpartum and
with the newborn; Breastfeeding support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum
doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involve
doula visits; Setting up your
doula business and birth community involve
doula business and
birth community involvement.
I am currently certifying through Childbirth International
as a
Birth Doula although I have been assisting friends and family with the birth process since
Birth Doula although I have been assisting friends and family
with the
birth process since
birth process since 2009.
As your
doula, I share my compassion for an enriching
birth experience
with mommies - to - be.
In the six years that I've worked
as a
Birth Doula, 99 % of the
births I attended, before working
with the team at Believe, were in hospitals on Long Island -LSB-...]
As an experienced birth and postpartum doula with experience in home as well as hospital birth on the San Francisco Peninsula, I offer birth and postpartum consulting services to expectant and new parents who are looking for information based on your unique need
As an experienced
birth and postpartum
doula with experience in home
as well as hospital birth on the San Francisco Peninsula, I offer birth and postpartum consulting services to expectant and new parents who are looking for information based on your unique need
as well
as hospital birth on the San Francisco Peninsula, I offer birth and postpartum consulting services to expectant and new parents who are looking for information based on your unique need
as hospital
birth on the San Francisco Peninsula, I offer
birth and postpartum consulting services to expectant and new parents who are looking for information based on your unique needs.
But my visits
with my midwife, the relationship
with my
doula, and an extremely supportive hospital staff made my son's
birth just
as wonderful.
6 months later, she trained to become a HypnoBirthing practitioner, since that was the method that made all the difference for her,
with long term plans to attend
births as a
doula.
Knowing I was a
doula who had planned on a home
birth, they were respectful and thoughtful
with the decisions I was making and left me and my husband to labor on our own (
as much
as a hospital can allow).
Doulas offer support services to women during the
birth,
as well
as after delivery, by assisting
with infant care and household chores.
As birth doulas, we provide you — and your partner —
with the physical, emotional and informational support you need, from the onset of labor until 1 to 2 hours after your gorgeous little bundle of joy is born.
As postpartum work has stolen this Midwestern girl's heart, Frederica comes to our team (from Iowa originally) as an experienced birth and postpartum doula trained with DONA and CAPP
As postpartum work has stolen this Midwestern girl's heart, Frederica comes to our team (from Iowa originally)
as an experienced birth and postpartum doula trained with DONA and CAPP
as an experienced
birth and postpartum
doula trained
with DONA and CAPPA.
She has trained
as a labor
doula with Stillbirthday, a
birth and infant loss training program and
as a postpartum
doula with DONA international.
Some labor
doulas might offer this
as a service
as well, however many labor
doulas need to rest and recuperate after the hard work of
birth support, so check in
with your
doula about utilizing her backup
doula, or another postpartum
doula she knows.
Being on - call means anywhere from
as little
as 5 to
as many
as 200 text messages can be exchanged during day time,
as well
as multiple phone calls during the day and night updating me
with early labor progress, the
birth client or her partner or spouse giving me updates from their
doula or nurse on labor progress, and sometimes, to tell me there has been a change made by their OBGYN or Midwife to their previous
birth plan.
Join
birth guru, midwife and NRP instructor, Karen Strange,
as she fills your
doula toolbox
with memorable tidbits of knowledge that will change the way you view
birth.
But
as I learned more through my pregnancy, I became more aware of my options, and although I did give
birth in the hospital setting, I was blessed
with great staff, a great
doula, and an assigned nurse who was in fact completing her midwifery courses, so my
birth plan was well respected, and I'm proud to say I didn't need any medication!
Even
with cesarean
births, a labor
doula is a great resource to help parents navigate the process and feel
as comfortable and in control
as possible.
As business minded women
with a passion for
birth, Northeast
Doulas owners, Randy Patterson & Debbie Aglietti have a deep understanding of all things associated
with pregnancy,
birth and the postpartum period.
Julie trained
as a
birth doula in 2012 at Douglas College (
With Nicole!)
You'll be able to get on board
with your postpartum
doula to make the transition home from the hospital or
birth center
as seamless
as possible.
Many of our surrogates work
with midwives and
doulas in the hospital setting and some hospitals offer alternative birthing options such
as water
birth.
«I have had the honor and privelage to
doula births with mammas who have had Nicole
as their childbirth educator.
I dove in head first to certify
with Bebo Mia
as a
birth and postpartum
doula and have been so inspired and encouraged by the awesome women and families I've met along the way.