As far as I know, you did the math right and the non-DEM deliveries include all comers, i.e. free births, CNM attended, OB attended,
attended by a doula, dolphin midwife, whatever else people can think up.
After her second birth experience,
attended by a doula, she knew this was the type of work she wanted to do.
I've recently started leaning towards a hospital birth
attended by a doula; however, I'm still undecided and as such, eager to learn more and more.
Not exact matches
In March of 2005 I began my journey to
doula work
by attending a DONA birth
doula training in Atlanta with the amazing Rae Davies.
You're a
doula, not a health professional and you make money
by attending homebirths.
Also, here's a good summary of the issues
by a
doula who used to
attend home births until she realized it was too risky.
Doulas attend hospital births and home births, unmedicated births and medicated births, with women
attended by doctors or midwives.
By attending the laboring mother, the
doulas can assist the midwives and make the birth easier.
The Bereavement Discharge meeting could be
attended by any of the above mentioned staff, including the Loss
Doula, and a short visit from the doctor / midwife.
For my first birth, which was
attended by a midwife in a hospital, I brought along a
doula because my mother lives overseas, so I wanted an advocate — and she was indeed very helpful.
Whether breastfeeding is your cultural norm or not,
attending a workshop like this led
by a passionate
doula provides the education, troubleshooting and positive thinking for a head start in the learning curve.
A natural birth can be
attended by a doctor or midwife, along with a birth assistant and a
doula, depending on your setting and personal preferences.
I
attended my first hypno - birthing student's birth at a birth center as her
doula and I became very distressed to find that she could not stay relaxed and comfortable
by herself, even in early labor at home.
3 Hour Lactation Course for
Doulas Birth
Doulas must
attend a 3 hour course taught
by an IBCLC.
Attending the Holistic
Doula Program at PRC has been
by far the most fulfilling educational decision I have ever made.
Taught
by practicing
doulas, classes integrate core knowledge with practical information based on our extensive experience
attending births and supporting new families in the Los Angeles area.
Newborn Answers... $ 25 ~ Taught
by mother of 5, Certified
Doula / Parent Educator ~ Basic Care Questions Answered ~ Infant emotional development ~ Turning on your baby's brain ~ Feeding options and answers ~ Gas & Colic answers ~ Q&A Session Partners encouraged to
attend!
Expecting Multiples... $ 25 ~ Taught
by Certified
Doula / Parent Educator ~ Birth and Recovery Expectations ~ How to Avoid Double - Teaming ~ Multiples» Emotional / Social Development ~ Organizing and Planning Ahead ~ Feeding Options and Answers ~ Special Expectations and Needs ~ Q&A Session Partners encouraged to
attend!
If you and your baby are in good health, having the baby at home,
attended by a midwife or
doula, is a perfectly reasonable expectation.
It found that births
attended by «continuous
doula support» — compared to those that weren't — had «lower use of epidural analgesia, less pitocin, fewer mothers developing fever, fewer forceps or vacuum deliveries, and an extremely low number of cesarean deliveries,» making
doula support a relatively «risk - free intervention.»