Benefits of Doula Support
Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula providing birth support tends to
Research shows parents who receive a birth doula's support can
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Doulas and Your Birth Partner - Is it Necessary for Both?
Some partners who don't fully understand the doula's role, feel skeptical at first, and think, that we are a weird kind of hippie folk, lol, or that they will be "replaced" in the delivery room. No one can replace the vital role that the partner (who may be the baby's father or another loved one) plays in providing
support for the laboring woman. In all reality, a doula makes your birth partner look good. :)
A doula cannot make some of the unique contributions that the partner makes, such as intimate knowledge of the woman and love for her and her child. At the same time, a doula's experience and reassurance of what's is happening during labour and birth can be especially comforting for both moms and partners.
Royal Inland Hospital allows you to have 2 support people AND a certified doula at your birth. :)
support for the laboring woman. In all reality, a doula makes your birth partner look good. :)
A doula cannot make some of the unique contributions that the partner makes, such as intimate knowledge of the woman and love for her and her child. At the same time, a doula's experience and reassurance of what's is happening during labour and birth can be especially comforting for both moms and partners.
Royal Inland Hospital allows you to have 2 support people AND a certified doula at your birth. :)