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A doula is a non-medical labour assistant, who provides continuous physical and emotional support to the birthing woman and her partner throughout labour and birth. Doulas may also support the woman to communicate her needs and wishes to the medical team. However, her key role is the creation of a birth environment which meets the woman's needs for safety, warmth and protection from disturbance.
What is a Doula?
A doula is a non-medical labour assistant, who provides continuous physical and emotional support to the birthing woman and her partner throughout labour and birth. Doulas may also support the woman to communicate her needs and wishes to the medical team. However, her key role is the creation of a birth environment which meets the woman's needs for safety, warmth and protection from disturbance.
Evidence shows that having continuous support during labour from someone -- whether that person is a midwife, partner, friend or doula has many benefits for the mother and baby.
A doula offers the one-to-one continuous care that the hospital staff team may be unable to provide. The doula role provides the birthing woman and her partner with three key things:
Physical and emotional support
Doulas are knowledgeable and experienced in labour and birth and are able to offer tools and strategies for improving the woman’s comfort and managing pain during labour. The doula will also be able to make suggestions to maintain the safety of birth and to increase its efficiency.
The doula’s role is also to offer the couple the emotional support to achieve their goals for the birth rather than a particular kind of birth. This ensures that the woman experiences the best birth possible on the day.
The doula can provide the partner with minute to minute reassurance that all is well and enable the partner to participate in supporting the laboring woman to the degree to which they feel comfortable. Additional support during a long labour, can mean that the partner is able to rest. This makes it easier for the partner to enjoy the process and maintain a clear perspective which can aid in informed decision-making.
Facilitation of effective communication with the medical team.
The doula can support the woman and her partner by providing them with cues to ask the midwife or doctor the right questions about their care. This questioning process, enables the woman to secure the information she needs in order to make informed decisions during labour and birth. When a woman has been supported to make the decisions which are right for her during labour, her levels of satisfaction with the outcome of the birth will be high.
Interested in having a doula and how much do they cost?
Each experience is personal and a choosing a doula is important part of your journey
as a guide here are the following fees for :
Birth Doula Services:
Postnatal Doula Services:
Assisting you to access support and resources for breastfeeding, sleep, baby care or counselling. Our postnatal doulas will listen and support you to discuss your birth experience, so you feel heard and supporting you parenting decisions.
Postnatal doula support can be an ongoing service for mothers who are finding it difficult transitioning into parenting. This can range from one session a week to multiple sessions a week for as long as you need extra support.
They may recommend a postnatal maternity nurse or a baby nanny to assist you along with your parenting journey, perhaps even household support of chefs drivers, personal assistants, house keepers to give you the luxury of time to enjoy you baby.
Would like to know more:
Reach out to our consultants to assisting in finding the right doula for you birthing journey.
we look forward to hearing from you
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