Doula Support
“Countless scientific trials examining doula care demonstrate remarkably improved physical and psychological outcomes for both pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people and their baby. Doulas have a positive impact on the well-being of the entire family.”
A doula is a privately hired person who provides informational, emotional and physical support to expecting and new parents. Doulas provide everything from prenatal support to labor support, sibling support and postpartum support.
Learn more about how The Relief Doula Agency Doulas can support you!
What is a doula?
What does a Birth Doula offer?
“One of the best things I did for myself and my husband while I was pregnant was to hire Relief for support before, during, and after the birth of our son as this team is nothing short of amazing!”
Physical Support
Doulas can help with position ideas, hands-on comfort measures, helping partners with reminders for physical touch. Doulas are trained to provide many different hands on comfort measures along with bringing tools to make you more relaxed in labor. Doulas can also help with different positioning ideas to can help progress labor faster.
Emotional Support
Doulas will help you to feel supported throughout pregnancy and labor. Creating a calm atmosphere and helping to provide a positive emotional experience . Whether you are planning an unmedicated or medicated birth, or planning a cesarean, having extra emotional support will benefit you.
Partner Support
Your partner, whether a spouse, friend or another family member, deserves to also have a positive experience in birth. Doulas are there to support every birthing person and their partners. Doulas can help partners to remember physical support techniques and can provide emotional support to everyone involved.
Informational Support
Doulas are trained to help families to find the most evidence-based resources and information. A doula can help to remind you of learned information, and answer questions during labor. Doulas can help fill the gap in communication between their you and your providers. When you have a doula you don’t need to use google anymore.
Advocacy
Birth doula never take power away from you, but they can act as a reminder to use your own voice during labor. It can me difficult for the birthing person to advocate for themself during very active labor or stressful situations. A doula can make sure you partner is equipped with tools to advocate for you when you are unable. Your doula will help to remind you of you right to pause, take a breath and ask questions so that you can make informed decisions throughout pregnancy and the birthing process.
Physical Support
It takes a village to raise a new baby, you don’t need to do it alone. Postpartum doulas can help make your experience less stressful by helping with the baby’s laundry, caring for the baby while you nap or shower, doing light house work, and helping to prepare nourishing meals.
Emotional Support
Being a new parenthood can have unexpected challenges, postpartum doulas are experts in emotional support, active listening and encouraging their clients to trust themselves. Doulas provide the empathy, compassion and experience that can make these times less challenging.
Family Support
Adding a new addition to your family is a big transition for everyone. Postpartum Doulas don’t only provide support for the birthing person but also partners, siblings, grandparents and anyone else who might be affected within your household. Postpartum doulas understand the needs of family members, and their role is to help the entire family adjust during the postpartum period.
Informational Support
Postpartum doulas, through training and experience, have a strong understanding of what new parents and babies need. Doulas can help provide you with information on everything from soothing techniques, feeding support, and postpartum recovery.
What does a Postpartum Doula offer?
“The postpartum services at Relief have been a lifesaver for my husband and I as we welcomed home our newborn twins.”
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It’s never too early or too late to receive support!
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