The childbearing year
can be filled with excitement and opportunities to learn and grow in preparation for your expanding family.
Although babies do not come with a handbook, you can have a personal guide to provide caring support and knowledgeable assistance.
Birth Doula Support can help you have a healthier and more comfortable pregnancy and birth.
Its true. Your wellbeing can be directly effected by the level of emotional support you receive as well as your feelings of preparedness and confidence in your abilities. While your medical care staff provide clinical monitoring of your pregnancy and birth, a doula provides tried and true comfort measures and emotional support that has been proven to lead to fewer complications and higher satisfaction in the birth process.
Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth
* tends to result in shorter labors with fewer complications
* reduces negative feelings about one’s childbirth experience
* reduces the need for pitocin (a labor-inducing drug), forceps or vacuum extraction,
and cesareans
* reduces the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals
Research shows that parents who receive doula support:
* feel more secure and cared for
* are more successful in adapting to new family dynamics
* have greater success with breastfeeding
* have greater self-confidence
* have less postpartum depression
* have lower incidence of abuse
http://www.dona.org/resources/research.php#birth
Don't forget about your reading materials!
To purchase books and materials related to childbirth preparation, baby care, or any other topic for that matter, follow this link. (Boutique) By following this link, 4% of your purchases will be contributed to the scholarship fund for low-income birth doulas.