http://www.mydoula.org Providing Doula, childbirth, and family information and services Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:01:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mydoula.org/do-you-doula/ http://www.mydoula.org/do-you-doula/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 17:43:21 +0000 Marcus http://www.mydoula.org/2009/05/do-you-doula/ “Do You Doula” is a 7 minute documentary about women and birth doulas and is sponsored in part by myDoula.  The film was created as part of a video challenge.  Please watch the movie, and if you like it, please rate it.  We hope that you find the movie both entertaining and educational.  Thank you.

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A doula is a knowledgable companion that helps the birth family through labor, birth, postpartum care, and breast feeding.

A doula facilitates communication between the birth family and the medical staff, helping to ensure that the family’s rights, concerns, and wishes are recognized.

A doula helps the birth family realize their birth plan by maintaining focus in complicated birthing situations.

Clinical studies have shown that having a doula present during the birthing process shortens the labor period and decreases the likelihood of epidural anesthesia, episiotomy, forceps, and Caesarean delivery.

Clinical studies have also shown that having a doula present increases the overall happiness of the birth mother, the happiness of the baby, the feelings of the mother toward her birth partner, and the success of breast feeding.

A doula becomes part of the birth team.  A doula can help lead or follow, finding the most natural position within the team.

A doula works for you.  The doula’s number one goal is to ensure that the birth family has a rewarding labor, birth, and postpartum experience.

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