All information is applicable to her
work as a doula in or out of the hospital.
After that experience, I was hooked on birth and felt called to
train as a doula in order to support and provide vital information to women and families.
It was then that I met some extraordinary Women in the class, and got a lot of experience
as a doula in the hospital setting and homebirth setting as well.
She has over five years
experience as a doula and over 10 years experience supporting babies, children and families as a nanny.
I have worked
as a doula for many years and have developed my skills to help clients have a more personal experience.
The vast majority of women are attending
births as a doula because they are passionate about the information and helping birthing families.
Prior to her
career as a doula she worked as a nanny for over 12 years and has cared for many women and families during postpartum.
The right sort of support,
such as a doula, can even result in a slightly shorter labour.
Part of my
role as your doula is to provide you with information to make conscious pregnancy, birth and postpartum decisions.
Now as a doula and childbirth educator myself, I look back and realize this: I needed my doula in the evening, not the daytime!
This is intended for individuals with previous training, experience or
certification as a doula to gain additional tools and expertise to enhance their current doula practice.
Supporting your client's choices will help you win
as a doula because it will boost your client's satisfaction.
Here are ten tips as a mother and
as a doula who has supported many moms on this specific journey.
Do you work in your
community as a doula, midwife, childbirth educator, lactation consultant or health professional providing support and resources to new and expecting parents?
This was my number one job as a special education teacher and this is my number one
job as a doula.
She has always been passionate about birth and babies and decided to support families through this
process as a doula.
She brings her incredible
talents as a doula and her gifts as a teacher together to train you.
Your partner will support you and cares for you, but probably hasn't seen as many births first -
hand as your doula has.
I'm beyond grateful that she was there, not
only as my doula, but also as my friend.
My husband was on massage duty and was applying pressure to my hips (now
trained as a doula I know he was applying a double hip squeeze) as I had a contraction.
I'm also about to start
serving as a doula, and so the more body - knowledge I have to transfer, the better.
Keeping your knowledge base and skills up to date are an important part of
working as a doula.
She estimates she has prepared over 13,000 women, couples and siblings for childbirth, and has assisted hundreds of women or couples through
childbirth as a doula.
I am
certified as a doula with Childbirth International and further educated in postpartum doula support with MaternityWise; and as a breastfeeding educator with the Texas Department of Health.
Trained
as a doula with DONA, and with years of experience as an NCS, Suzanne brings both confidence and wit to the new family, while being a constant support in each family's parenting choices.
She is a founder of DONA International (previously
known as Doulas of North America) and an international speaker and author or co-author of numerous articles and books, including Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn; The Birth Partner; The Labor Support Handbook; and When Survivors Give Birth.