Juanita is a very
loved labor doula on our team.
Not exact matches
Alex has been a
loved labor and postpartum
doula on our team for over two years.
Shelley is a VERY
loved labor and postpartum
doula on our team.
Andrea is a well
loved and very experienced
labor and postpartum
doula.
Melissa is a well
loved labor and postpartum
doula on our team.
Nicole is a well
loved labor and postpartum
doula.
Chelsea is one of our well
loved labor and postpartum
doulas.
Ashley has been a very
loved labor and postpartum
doula with our team since 2015.
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.
«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
Every new mom deserves the
loving, non-judgmental support that a trained
doula can provide during
labor and the early weeks with her baby (ies).
According to
Doulas of North America (DONA), «
Doula refers to a supportive companion (not a friend or
loved one) professionally trained to provide
labor support.
Whether it's a partner, a doctor, a
doula, a midwife or a
loving nurse, a
laboring woman isn't the only person who should be working when she brings a baby into the world.
For my third birth, we are once again birthing with
Labors of
Love and have also chosen to hire a
doula for this birth (a pretty last minute decision actually).
Some posterior
labor need extra support that a well - trained and experienced
doula may provide, but that typically a mate or
loved one would not have the skills or stamina to keep up with the demands of the
labor.
«The breath is so very important to be able to help ease through surges [or contractions],» explains Crystal Minnick, a
labor doula at
Loving Lotus Birth, in an interview with Romper.
If the mother knows in advance that her baby will not survive childbirth, the
doula's goal is to «enter into the space, with a skilled
love, to touch the mother in
labor, to brush her hair from her face, to offer comfort during contractions, [and] to aid in the safest and most supportive childbirth experience,» Faith tells Romper.
As much as I can't stop talking about what I
love about natural
labor (and midwives,
doulas, and other birth subjects I'm passionate about) I have had hospital births, a C - section birth, and home births, and you know what?
In our education class they also partner with our local
Doula foundation and when I went into
labor my nurse commented they
love Doulas and was glad I had one.
«My
doulas helped create and support an environment of
love, humor, reverence and confidence for us, and I recall my
labor with feelings of joy and triumph.