Doula Care Includes:

• 1-2 prenatal visits
• Assistance in formulating a birth plan
• Prenatal email/telephone consultations
• Relaxation techniques prior to birth
• Support and assistance for the duration of the birth
• Breast-feeding support
• A postpartum visit to offer breastfeeding support if needed and to help process the birth experience.

Postpartum Care Includes:

• Help parents adjust to their new baby
• Care for siblings mother and baby
• Nutritional support
• Infant care (bathing, feeding, infant laundry)
• L ight housekeeping, errands and meal preparation

Advantages of Labor Support

• Shorter labors
• Increase in mother infant bonding
• Decrease in postpartum depression
• Fewer Medications
• Decrease in cesarean birth
• Improvement in breast-feeding
• More positive experience for partner
• A greater satisfaction with the over all birth