Portland, OR About Blog Professional and experienced
labor doulas for all births from epidurals to home births in the Portland metro area.
Portland, OR About Blog Professional and experienced
labor doulas for all births from epidurals to home births in the Portland metro area.
Annapolis Area Doulas are thrilled to offer guidance based on your individualized needs throughout your pregnancy and beyond, whether it involves selecting a care provider and perfect
labor doula for your birth, or planning for your postpartum care upon returning home with your new baby.
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (909) 865-9858 www.pvhmc.org
[email protected] Prepared Childbirth Cesarean Birth Class Breastfeeding Baby Express Friends & Family CPR Big Brother / Big Sister Safe Sitter Baby Sitting Class Boot Camp For Dads Jennice Burris — Formerly know as Jennice Razza, I have been a Certified Childbirth Educator and
Labor Doula for 22 years.
Not exact matches
The Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth
for Dads,
Doulas, and All Other
Labor Companions (Penny Simkin, 2001)
She has been a
labor and postpartum
doula for the past four years and has worked on our team
for more than two years.
Alex has been a loved
labor and postpartum
doula on our team
for over two years.
A well - trained
doula will help you understand the risks and benefits of all of the potential interventions and emergency situations that can arise during
labor and birth so that YOU have the tools you need to make informed decisions
for YOUR family.
Shanika has been a
labor and postpartum
doula for the past 3 years.
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.
Some families hire a
doula for support in early
labor and
for the consistent physical and emotional support throughout the entire
labor.
Birth Partner, The: A Complete Guide to Childbirth
for Dads,
Doulas, and all Other
Labor Companions; Penny Simkin (2 copies)
Attending childbirth education classes is a right of passage
for many families, and it's often the first introduction they have to the other supportive services that are available to them such as
labor and postpartum
doula care and placenta encapsulation.
If the demands of
labor doula work won't yet fit into your lifestyle, or if you're looking
for an additional service to add to your business that allows you the convienence of scheduling, becoming a childbirth educator is a great way increase your revenue and establish yourself as the expert in your community.
A
doula, a woman trained in
labor support, as a part of your birth team helps create this birth circle and protective embrace
for Moms and families.
The
doula is there as someone who really knows birth, who can help families navigate
labor and who works to protect the space
for the birthing couple.
A recent review of a number of scientific studies compared outcomes
for women who had three kinds of
labor support during birth: nursing staff support, family / friend support, and
doula support.
Alice Turner, a
doula and childbirth educator in Atlanta, talks about the criteria she suggests
for visitors at birth, «Even the most well - meaning visitor can impact your
labor.»
Ana Paula Markel,
Doula, explains the early signs of
labor to watch out
for so you know that you should call your doctor or head to the hospital
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.
Besides the personal experience of birthing my daughters (at hospital, birth center, and home) I also have professional experience with the following: Hospital birth Birth center birth Home birth Water birth Vaginal breech birth Successful VBAC Hypnosis
for pain relief (both HypnoBabies and HypnoBirthing) Premature birth... Continue reading
Labor Doula
I am also dedicated to being on call
for you... Continue reading Sibling
Labor Doula
The preferred choice in the greater Annapolis area and across the bay
for the ultimate care in childbirth education,
labor and postpartum
doula services, and more.
I had a
doula that
labored at home with us
for two days and one night and then several hours at the hospital with my midwife.
The water birth areas at Hudson Valley Hospital are inviting spaces
for your partner or your
labor doula to facilitate comfort measures as needed.
Labor intensified and we called Alli, our angel
doula stand - in
for Maria.
Her manner as a
doula is sensitive, responsive, proactive (especially in terms of caring
for the husband /
labor coach), supportive and mother focused.
Your
doula will help you remember what plans you had
for labor and help you get the things that you wanted.
For those who might wonder, the main difference between having a
doula and having a relative or friend with you while you
labor is that while your loved ones can share their experiences based on a handful (at most) births, most
doulas have assisted at dozens or more births (many have assisted hundreds,) know hospital policies, often know the hospital staff, and are professionals.
My only thought would be to find a
doula with a house close to the hosptial and
labor at her house
for as long as possible.
With the knowledge from your researching and your childbirth classes, combined with the expertise of your
doula at your prenatal meeting, you can create an awesome birth plan that is attractive, to - the - point, and clearly delineates the choices that are most important
for you and your partner during
labor.
A
doula provides continuous support, beginning during early or active
labor, through birth, and
for approximately 1 1/2 — 2 hours following the birth.
A
doula can, on the other hand, advocate
for a mother, making sure that the new parents» goals are respected and met even while the mom might be in
labor and unable to advocate
for herself.
And BTW when I practiced as a
Doula, most O.b s were well aware of and approved nipple stimulation
for augmentation of a stalled
labor.
The support of a certified
labor doula, postpartum
doula and postpartum placenta specialist will prepare you
for the amazing journey of parenthood.
A
doula is basically trained in mothering the mother, in being emotionally supportive as well as providing comfort techniques
for a woman in
labor.
Having the continuous support of a
doula has been shown in numerous clinical studies to result in shorter
labors, reduces the need
for Pitocin and c - sections, and reduces the mother's need
for pain meds and epidurals.
The Swaying
Doula provides birth services
for pregnant mothers and their families, as well as prenatal exercise and dance fitness to help pregnant mothers have a healthy pregnancy and prepare their bodies
for labor, birth, and postpartum recovery.
Or maybe you've hired a «sibling
doula,» a
doula who has gotten to know your child (just as a
doula gets to know the family and their intent in the birthing process) before the birth and then comes once active
labor begins to «hold space» specifically
for your child.
We bring childbirth education to them, provide a
doula for labor and delivery, and stay connected through a prolonged postpartum period.
Having a
doula by your side can make your
labor shorter and easier; and the use of epidurals and analgesics
for pain is dramatically reduced.
Rená Koerner (562) 925-6948 www.integrativechildbirth.net
[email protected] Integrative Childbirth Services and The Lullaby Lounge has a certified
Doula, Educator and
Doula Trainer with over 10 years experience at a location
for local families to come and get the support that they need throughout pregnancy,
labor / birth and their postpartum period.
Losing my son (3rd child) at 43 weeks during
labor, was attempting a home birth vba2c, his passing was NOT due to me attempting a vaginal birth or a home birth, in fact when we attempt to have our 4th child I will be going
for a vba3c, I am so supported through this by the women in my local homebirth group, it has allowed me to see the sun in the storm, I have started a charity in my sons name to help women get a
doula or midwife when they would not be able to afford their services other wise.
And just in case you need some convincing, research (like this and this and this) has shown that women supported by a
doula are: * more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth * less likely to ask
for pain medication * less likely to have a cesarean birth * more likely to report a positive birth experience * more likely to have a decrease length of
labor
What you will need to include is your name, your
labor partner's name, your doctor's name, your
doula's name (if you have one), and your baby's name (if decided already), your due date, things you would like during labour i.e. if you would like ice chips
for nourishment or want to be coached when it's time to push, what you would like when it comes to pain relief, i.e. if you want an epidural or not, things that you would like to happen straight after the birth, i.e. your partner to cut the cord, if you want to hold the baby straight away or after they've been cleaned up, special requests if you need to have a C - section, concerns and fears and anything else.
After working as a childbirth educator and attending a couple hundred births (as a
doula —
labor assistant) in birth centers, homes and hospitals, I've come to believe that the overwhelming majority of women intuitively gravitate to which location, type of support and «methodology» is best
for themselves and their unborn babies to achieve a safe passage through the giving birth / delivering experience.
«Gentle birth goddess,» «Natural childbirth is a
labor of love,» «Trust birth,» «
doula» and «midwife» shirts and more, plus infant creepers, bibs and t - shirts
for homebirth, waterbirth and natural bir
This committee is called CDAC (Cedars
Doula Advisory Committee) and allows
for L and D nurses and
doulas to report on what is occurring on the
Labor and Delivery floor so that improvements and education can be provided when necessary.
A
doula is someone that you can hire personally as a
labor support person
for the mom.
Antunes, a spokeswoman
for DONA International, which certifies
doulas, says there may be options such as maneuvers like the one she used on Ste. Marie to get a slow
labor moving.