What is a doula?
Doulas used to be the women in your community: your mom, your grandma, your aunt, your friends, your neighbors, your cousins, you get the picture. You had your midwife, and her assistants keeping you comfortable throughout your labor were doulas. That was when we were giving birth at home and the knowledge about birth came from those who had given birth and assisted with other births. Now doulas are very different!
Doulas are hired birth experts & educators. We’ve taken the time to learn the millions of years old practice of giving birth + about birth in the modern age, with the help of modern medicine. We teach partners how to be involved & provide comfort. We teach advocacy skills when giving birth in hospitals. We help you make sure your boxes are checked before baby arrives & that you have a support system ready to provide care for you & your family after baby arrives (*the saying “it takes a village” came from people having babies).
We are trained professionals who provide continuous physical, emotional, spiritual, and informational support to those who are navigating their reproductive journeys. Full-spectrum doulas also provide education and support for the full spectrum of transformative life events: fertility, bereavement, abortion, adoption, surrogacy, and alternative conception methods.
