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Why A Doula?

November 30, 2017February 14, 2018 mydoularachel

A little over ten years ago, I discovered a term and a job I knew nothing about. Doula: a woman who is trained to assist another woman during childbirth and who may provide support to the family after the baby is born. It intrigued me, and I thought it may be something I would love to do. After a little bit of research, I got distracted (by boys, girls, and hobbies, as 20-somethings are known to do) and the idea fell to the back corners of my mind. It never left, but it clung to the shadows, waiting for the day it would be called upon again.

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To Be A Doula

November 30, 2017February 28, 2018 mydoularachel

When many people think of Doulas, their minds immediately go to the Nature Goddess idea of an unmedicated home birth. But that’s neither the beginning, nor the end of a Doula’s wheelhouse. Birth Coaches (and Labor Doula’s) are just as comfortable in birth hospitals as they are in birth centers and at home. They go where the deliveries go, and they’re comfortable because their JOB is to make new parents comfortable. They educate, inspire, and encourage. If you want medication, no medication, a birth pool, chanting, cursing, silence, music, a Doula’s job is to help give you the birth you want, and the safest birth for your baby.