Does using the services of a Labour Doula mean that I can have an epidural?
A. The goal of a Labour Doula is not to ensure that women who desire pain medication do not receive it. The job of a Labour Doula is to help you to achieve as many of your birth goals as possible. Your birth goals may entail having a completely natural birth without the aid of medication, or it may be to find ways to manage the discomfort until you are able to receive medication. Your Doula is your advocate, not your adversary. Q. I am planning a homebirth. Can I still use the services of a Labour Doula? A. Most Labour Doulas attend women and their families at just about any safe place a woman would like to give birth – home, birth centre, hospital, friends’ house…as long as it is within the geographical area the Labour Doula works in, they are very accommodating to the needs of their clients.
