Birth & postpartum doula support can:
- increase the mother’s confidence in her ability to care for her new baby
- reduce length of labor and recovery time
- lower rates of the use of pain medication(s) and cesareans
- provide nonjudgmental information to the mom-to-be and partner to make informed decisions about the birth and parenting.
- offer continual informational, emotional and physical support from a knowledgeable, compassionate, & professional care-giver.
- a wide range of services, including: perinatal education; pregnancy, birth, & parenting referrals; mind/body/spirit comfort measures techniques; and emotional processing of the pregnancy, birth, & postpartum experience(s) for mom and partner.
