Our Services
Dos Doulas labor support provides:
- Continuous physical, emotional, and informational support during labor and childbirth.
- Support from a professional care provider who understands, and trusts the process of birth, and who helps facilitate the birth experience for the parents, baby, and primary care providers.
- Explanations of medical procedures and interventions;
- Emotional support;
- Advice during pregnancy;
- Exercise and physical suggestions to make pregnancy and childbirth more comfortable;
- Help with preparation of birth preferences;
- Facilitation of communication between members of laboring woman’s birth team;
- Massage and other non-pharmacological pain relief measures, aromatherapy, any other non-medical comfort techniques she may be trained in;
- Positioning suggestions during labor and birth;
- Support the partner so that s/he can provide support and encouragement to the laboring woman;
- Help to avoid unnecessary interventions;
- Help with breastfeeding preparation and initiation;
- Is present during entire labor and afterwards as long as is needed by parent(s).
Dos Doulas postpartum support provides:
- Assistance with breastfeeding education and offers tips and informational support
- In home support for the mother, baby and family, any where from a couple days postpartum to several months.
- Informed and helpful newborn care help and assistance.
- Support for the partner so that s/he can support and nurture the mother, and the newborn baby.
- Evidence-based information with the partner that shows how his or her role in the early weeks will have a dramatic positive effect on the family.
- May also offer help in the following areas: household care, help with childcare/sibling care, meal preparation, errand running, and other tasks that may be requested.
- Encouragement
Dos Doulas Childbirth Education:
- Private Classes in your home (we can discuss your specific needs and hours)
- Semi-Private Classes in your home