Having a doula to support your labor + delivery can has countless benefits for your entire family. Your doula can and should:

• Meet with you + your family In advance of your labor to learn about your wants, needs and preferences. This meeting will also include an opportunity to demonstrate some techniques and confirm permissions and create comfort with physical touch from your doula.
• Provide personalized physical comfort and emotional support through the labor and delivery process at your birthing location.
• Offer functional tools + language to gather the necessary data to make informed decisions with your care team.
• Empower you + your partner to achieve the birthing and postpartum experience you desire. This may include the reduction of time laboring, additional anxiety and/or stress and the avoidance of undesired medical interventions.
• Unlimited text/phone access as well as in-person visit within the first 10 days after birth to offer additional guidance around care + support for the entire family, including lactation support.
• Help identify when additional assistance is needed and offer resource options so it can be addressed and resolved early.