22
Oct
Doulas in Action
Doulas in Action
Archive for the ‘Doulas’ Category
36 hours before I was supposed to leave for an impromptu vacation, Sabrina calls me at midnight to inform me that she thinks she is in early labor. Still out under the moonlight looking for her missing dog, I encouraged her to go home and rest…
DONA International is proud to present a Today Show segment on labor and postpartum doulas. Please take 5 minutes to view this segment and pass on to any and all of your friends.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26887140/#30894159
If the link does not work, go to the Today Show website and look for the segment on “Mothering the Mother”.
Every Doula works differently and offers different types of services. You might find it challenging to find a doula that suits your needs if you have very set ideas. Your best bet is to start looking early. Most doulas offer a free consultation either over the phone, email or in person. It is a good idea to interview more than one doula. This will give you an idea of what is out there in terms of philosophy, personality and experience. I recommend that you start looking at around 5-7 months gestation. This will give you plenty of time to find a doula in your area and give you time to do prenatal workshops with her if she offers them. It also gives you plenty of time to build a rapport and establish a trusting relationship.
http://birthyourway.blogspot.com/2006/03/when-should-i-hire-doula.html
I recently heard someone say that they didn’t hire a doula because they’d been told that doulas and a doctors don’t mesh in the delivery room.
Oh dear…
http://www.3doulas.com/3doulas/2008/11/doulas-doctors-disaster-in-the-delivery-room.html
This year it was more evident than most what the cost of being a doula entails. The hardest part of being a doula is the on call time. You begin to officially be on call from the beginning of a client’s 38th week through her 42nd week. The being on call means your life revolves around being ready for the phone call that the mom to be needs you. It means that the theatre tickets, the concert, the party, all of those things are not prioritized over the mom in need.
http://laboroflovedoula.blogspot.com/2008/12/cost-of-being-doula.html
The Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) has been sponsoring Operation Special Delivery (OSD) since January 2005. It was founded by a birth doula in response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in the United States. Today the project has over 600 volunteer doulas around the globe.
http://childbirth-labour-delivery.suite101.com/article.cfm/volunteer_doulas_for_us_military_families
16
Jan
Doula Training UK
Congratulations on taking your first step to a successful 21st Century doula career education with Doula Consultancy Services UK CIC. We are proud that we the innovators of University level Doula Training.
Doula Consultancy Services provides Antenatal, Birth and Postnatal Middlesex University accredited academic training. This type of doula training is unique and it does not exist anywhere else in the UK or the world!
http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200812/1230586072.html
16
Jan
Doula UK
Doula UK is a network of doulas run voluntarily by doulas. The network started in February 2001 and is a non-profitmaking organisation.
Our aims are to promote the role of doulas, to improve communication between doulas, and to advance our understanding of birth and the postnatal period. Our network has a Philosophy, sets standards and has a Code of Practice which all members adhere to.
31
Dec
Doulas in Demand
Having a Doula is more popular now than ever before. Part mother’s assistant, part birthing coach, doulas are showing up in delivery rooms and quickly becoming an important part of the maternity healthcare team. Recent studies have shown that the use of a Doula results in improved physical outcomes and emotional well-being of a mother and her infant. JustMommies.com sat down with Cheryl K. Baker, Founder of Birth Partners. Cheryl is a twenty-nine year veteran of the labor room, a DONA certified Labor Doula, a Certified Bradley Educator and a Certified Lactation Educator from UCLA. She has been a birth attendant for hundreds of births and is going to fill us in on everything we need to know about Doulas…
During labor, the continued presence of a doula – an experienced non-medical female companion who provides continuous labor support – has significant beneficial effects for middle- and upper-class women in childbirth, even when they have their male partner or other family member with them, according to a new study in the journal Birth.
Pregnant with her fourth child and facing a year in prison for dealing methamphetamine, Amanda Long was ready to change her behavior. For as long as she had been a mother, Long had been selling drugs, stealing cars and committing petty crimes. But when she arrived at the Washington Corrections Center for Women eight months pregnant, she wondered what would happen to her baby after he was born. Who could she turn to for advice about her pregnancy while she was behind bars? Long turned to a resource that pregnant women have relied on for centuries — doulas.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004444808_prisondoulas29m.html