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Research continues to show how effective doula support is for laboring women. Doulas have found to be more effective than family, friends or hospital staff.
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Showing posts with label positive birth experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label positive birth experience. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Doulas More Effective than Staff or Mother's Family, Friends Read more at Suite101: Doulas More Effective than Staff or Mother's Family, Friends | Su
Research continues to show how effective doula support is for laboring women. Doulas have found to be more effective than family, friends or hospital staff.
To read the rest of this article click here.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Call for Submissions: What Did Your Doula Do for You?
Originally posted here on Giving Birth with Confidence.
A doula can be an amazing ally in your journey through pregnancy and birth. Time and again, research shows that doulas can increase a woman’s chance for having a spontaneous vaginal delivery (ie, without vacuum extraction, forceps or cesarean surgery), shorten her time in labor and facilitate a more positive childbirth experience. For my most recent, third birth, I hired a doula for the first time and I will say that I loved having a doula. Even though my actual birth experience was super-fast and allowed very little time for anyone to provide hands-on labor support, my doula provided amazing emotional and informational support and guidance throughout my pregnancy and postpartum — and perhaps the most vital benefit for me, was the confidence I gained by knowing that she would be there for me in labor to help me achieve the epidural-free birth that I wanted.
Now that I have the contrasting birth experiences — two without a doula and one with — I want to yell from the rooftops, “Every woman deserves a doula!” Instead, I thought it would be better to hold a blog carnival on doula support to share with expectant moms and families. We’re looking for stories (and photos!) from moms and dads about your experience with a doula. If you hired a doula for any of your births and had a positive experience, we want to know about it! Think about answering questions like, how did your doula help you in labor — both directly and indirectly; what did your doula do for you in pregnancy and/or postpartum; and, how did the support from a doula affect your birth experience?
Participation in the “What Did Your Doula Do for You” Blog Carnival is easy:
1. If you have a blog, write a blog post on the carnival theme. Post it on your blog by Wednesday, October 5. Make sure the post links back to this blog post. You may also submit a previously written post, as long as the information is still current.
2. Send an email with a link to your post to cterreri [at] lamaze [dot] org.
3. If you do not have a blog but would like to participate, you may submit a story for consideration by emailing it to me.
4. I will compile and post the Blog Carnival here at Giving Birth with Confidence on Friday, October 14.
Happy doula blogging! I can’t wait to read your submissions!
A doula can be an amazing ally in your journey through pregnancy and birth. Time and again, research shows that doulas can increase a woman’s chance for having a spontaneous vaginal delivery (ie, without vacuum extraction, forceps or cesarean surgery), shorten her time in labor and facilitate a more positive childbirth experience. For my most recent, third birth, I hired a doula for the first time and I will say that I loved having a doula. Even though my actual birth experience was super-fast and allowed very little time for anyone to provide hands-on labor support, my doula provided amazing emotional and informational support and guidance throughout my pregnancy and postpartum — and perhaps the most vital benefit for me, was the confidence I gained by knowing that she would be there for me in labor to help me achieve the epidural-free birth that I wanted.
Now that I have the contrasting birth experiences — two without a doula and one with — I want to yell from the rooftops, “Every woman deserves a doula!” Instead, I thought it would be better to hold a blog carnival on doula support to share with expectant moms and families. We’re looking for stories (and photos!) from moms and dads about your experience with a doula. If you hired a doula for any of your births and had a positive experience, we want to know about it! Think about answering questions like, how did your doula help you in labor — both directly and indirectly; what did your doula do for you in pregnancy and/or postpartum; and, how did the support from a doula affect your birth experience?
Participation in the “What Did Your Doula Do for You” Blog Carnival is easy:
1. If you have a blog, write a blog post on the carnival theme. Post it on your blog by Wednesday, October 5. Make sure the post links back to this blog post. You may also submit a previously written post, as long as the information is still current.
2. Send an email with a link to your post to cterreri [at] lamaze [dot] org.
3. If you do not have a blog but would like to participate, you may submit a story for consideration by emailing it to me.
4. I will compile and post the Blog Carnival here at Giving Birth with Confidence on Friday, October 14.
Happy doula blogging! I can’t wait to read your submissions!
Monday, December 6, 2010
The Essential Ingredient - a Doula!
Both Kim and I are certified Doulas with DONA and are very proud of it! You deserve the best care and support during your labor and birth. Make sure you look into a doula - you deserve one.
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