What Do Doulas Do?

Doulas create a safe space (and in my practice, brave spaces) for birthing people and their loved ones before, during & after delivery.

We are trained to provide continuous, one-on-one care, as well as information, physical support, and emotional support.

This ranges from encouraging you during labor, to ensuring your healthcare providers respect your bodily autonomy, to bringing you a nutritious meal in bed while you heal from birth and snuggle your baby, to everything in between.

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Proven benefits of having a doula include, but aren’t limited to:

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“One of the most effective tools to improve labor and delivery is the continuous presence of support personnel, such as a doula.”

— Consensus Statement of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists & the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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