A BIRTH COACH
"Behold, Children are gifts from the Lord..." psalm 127:3
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"Lisa understood our Birth Plan and was always there offering her advise on the different options during the delivery process"
A Doula....
- Is someone who recognizes birth as a key life experience that the mother, father, and/or partner will remember all of their life
- Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner, and clinical care providers
- Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor
- Assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out their plans for the birth
- Stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the entire labor
- Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, an objective viewpoint, and assistance to the woman in getting the information she needs to make good decisions
- Perceives her role as one who nurtures and protects the woman's memory of her birth experience
My partner is my left hand.....my Doula is my right.
Why a Doula?
- 26% less likely to give birth by cesarean section
- 41% less likely to give birth with vacuum extraction or forceps
- 28% less likely to use any analgesia or anesthesia
- 33% less likely to be dissatisfied with or negatively rate their birth experience
Continuous Labor Support is also associated with greater benefits when it:
- began earlier in labor
- was used in settings in which epidural analgesia was not routinely available
- was used in settings in which women were not permitted to be accompanied by companions of choice (such as partner, friend or family member).
