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The Birth Doula

The Birth Doula. Being well-supported allows childbearing women to access their deepest courage. The birth of a women’s baby has an enormous lifelong impact on her and her baby……. The highest goal for childbirth is to achieve physical, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual wellness.

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The Birth Doula

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  1. The Birth Doula Being well-supported allows childbearing women to access their deepest courage

  2. The birth of a women’s baby has an enormous lifelong impact on her and her baby……. The highest goal for childbirth is to achieve physical, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual wellness.

  3. How a Doula can help you….. • Professionally trained to provide continuous labor support before during and after labor. • Provides information so that you can make informed decision’s about what is right for your birth. • Proven to enhance maternal-infant interaction, and reduce postpartum depression.

  4. Women with continuous labor support are…….. • 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 analgesia or anesthesia. • 33% less likely to be dissatisfied with birth experience.

  5. The Doula is emerging as a positive contribution to the care of women in labor Given the clear benefits of labor support, every effort should be made to ensure all laboring women receive support from specially trained care givers

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