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What is a doula?

1/18/2018

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The word "doula" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "a woman who serves."
I love serving families throughout their pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Doulas have been shown to help lower intervention rates, simply by being present at a birth. They also help families to have a more positive view of their birth experience.

A Birth Doula...
  • Recognizes birth as a key experience the mother will remember all her life
  • Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor
  • Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
  • Stays with the woman throughout the labor
  • Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decisions
  • Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers
  • Perceives her role as nurturing and protecting the woman's memory of the birth experience
  • Allows the woman's partner to participate at his/her comfort level
*Photography by Birth Boot Camp
But what does this really look like when labor is actually happening...
  • Your doula will come to your home and go over your birth plan, or help you develop one
  • She will discuss what comfort measures may work best for you and then practice them with you
  • You can even send us pictures and ask "Is this my mucus plug?" It happens all the time
  • Your doula will come to your house when you think you are in labor, even if it is a false alarm
  • We will provide comfort measures such as double hip squeeze, hot rice sock, and massage
  • She will gently coach you as you transition in each stage of labor
  • Your doula will not stand in the way of a partner who desires to be interactive with the labor, she will help guide them by showing them the best ways to help the laboring mother, making them feel like a confident partner
  • We will help you determine when is the best time to head to the hospital or call your midwife
  • Your doula will encourage you to breathe
  • She will encourage you to change positions in order to allow your baby the easiest exit path
  • Your doula will provide evidence based information to help you consider interventions that may arise during your labor
  • She will stay with you when the nurses leave
  • We can take pictures for you so you don't have to miss those precious first moments
  • She will help you learn to breastfeed
Evidenced Based Birth provides wonderful statistics about the physiological benefits of a doula. When continuous labor support was provided by a doula, women experienced a:
  • 31% decrease in the use of Pitocin*
  • 28% decrease in the risk of C-section*
  • 12% increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth*
  • 9% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief
  • 14% decrease in the risk of newborns being admitted to a special care nursery
  • 34% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience*
Alabama Births is now providing Doula services and Birth Boot Camp childbirth education classes to Gadsden and the surrounding areas. We look forward to serving you!

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    My name is Jillian and I am a Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Encapsulator living in the Wilmington, North Carolina. I believe in women and that they deserve support throughout their pregnancy and births no matter what method of birth they desire. I myself am a mother to 4 girls, pregnant with a 5th (that is a boy); each of their births were vastly different.

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