A Doula is a birthing professional trained in helping women during labor and after. I help ensure a safe and  satisfying overall birth and postpartum transition. I practice non-medical physical and emotional support for a woman in labor teaching them pain management techniques, proper birthing positions, and at home postpartum needs.

Birth Support

*Recognizes birth as a key experience the mother will remember all her life.

• Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor.
• Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth.
• Stays with the woman throughout the labor.
• Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint. 
• Help the woman get the information she needs to make informed decisions.
• Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers.
• Perceives her role as nurturing and protecting the woman's memory of the birth experience.
• Allows the woman's partner to participate at his/her comfort level.