How Does a Doula Help During the Birthing Process?
A doula is present solely to take care of the laboring woman, to meet her every need, to “mother” the mother. The most important things a doula brings to a birth are her undivided & continuous attention, emotional and informational support, physical comfort measures and her total belief in the mother’s ability to give birth. Doulas also act as an advocate who can help facilitate communication between parents and hospital staff, make sure parents get their questions answered and make sure that they understand the benefits and risks of any interventions such as epidurals, inductions and monitoring. Each mom should make her own truly informed choices and it is a doula’s job to support those choices in whatever capacity she can. Doulas will come to the woman’s home while she is in early labor and labor with her until she feels she is ready to move onto the hospital or birthing center if that is where she will be delivering. Once at the hospital or birth center a doula tries to protect the
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