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Frequently Asked Questions..

  • Do you attend births at specific hospitals or birth centers?                                        I can attend births at the hospital or birth center of your choice. Please let your doctor or midwife know before the birth that you have hired a doula.
  • Do you attend homebirths?            I love attending homebirths!
  • May we call you and talk to you about any concerns we have before the birth?              Yes, of course. Once you have hired me as your Doula, I will be available to you by either phone or email during daytime hours to provide information answer questions or discuss birth scenarios. I will be on call 24 hrs a day during the two weeks before your due date through the week after the birth.
  • What is a birth plan, and how can a Doula help me develop one?                                A birth plan is like a road map for how you would like your birth to be. We can work together to help you write a birth plan by discussing the options and possibilities.
  • I am planning to have an epidural. Will it still be good for me to have a Doula?        Yes! Even with an epidural, labor is not always pain free. An epidural does not change the wide range of emotions that come with labor and birth. Your Doula will focus on your feelings and offer the comfort and reassurance you may need. Helping to cope with pain is only a small part of what a Doula does. She will also hold your hand, explain what is happening, bring ice chips help you insure that your birth plan is being followed, and provide company when your partner needs a break.
  • I have a scheduled cesarean birth. Why would I need a Doula?                                     A Doula can help find answers to your questions and help you develop a birth plan for a cesarean section. In the operating room your Doula will stay by your side (it is up to the client to secure the Doulas place in the OR). This assures that if your partner has to go to the nursery with the baby, you will not be left alone. After the birth, the Doula can help you with comfort measures and establishing breast feeding.


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