Sentences with phrase «doula catching the baby»

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Getting help from a postpartum doula (a woman trained to care for mother and baby during the first couple of weeks after delivery) or baby nurse (a newborn care expert) during the day can let you catch up on much - needed rest and sleep.

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.

Since doulas don't provide the clinical support a pregnant woman needs and they don't catch babies, women who desire a homebirth are often faced with the decision to choose between hiring a midwife or a doula.

My Canadian OB - GYN was the only one in town who would let me labor without an IV, and while she arrived to catch the baby leaving me to rely heavily on my two doulas - in - training and a few clueless nurses, my daughter was born after 15 hours of extremely painful back labor.

I was in so much pain I didn't think I could endure it but before I knew it I was on the hospital bed at 10 cm dilated with my husband at my head, my doula on the right side, L&D nurse on the left, and my midwife ready to catch our baby.

Also, the way around the «planning a home birth» is to labor at home and have the midwife there as a doula or companion and when the baby is born, have her catch it.