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New study Confirms Benefits of Having a Doula

Continuous labor support has so many benefits, and this large study that was just released confirms many of those. Read the entire article here, you can also download the study from Cochrane on this site. Numerous graphs available within the

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How Can You Make the Most of Your Doula?

Below are many of the ways that your doula may serve you during your pregnancy, birth, and first few weeks postpartum. They are not intended to be exhaustive, as a doula’s role is extremely flexible and designed to change to

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Is Exclusive Pumping a Viable Option?

One of my very favorite things to do as a new mom is to relax into a comfy chair and breastfeed my newborn baby. Having a 7-week old baby gives me lots of time to indulge in another of my

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My Precious Baby is Here!

Melody Rose was born on January 21, 2010 at 9:21 AM after 9 1/2 hours of labor, weighing 9 lbs. 4 oz. and 22 1/2 inches long! I had a wonderful peaceful water birth, more details to come soon!

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Waiting is sometimes very hard, but oh so worthwhile!

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What does a birth doula do?

What is a doula’s role? 1.    A doula’s main role is to help her client have (as much as possible) the kind of birth she desires. 2.    A doula does not take over the role of the birth partner (usually

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How To Use Your Doula

The best ways to take advantage of everything your doula has to offer. During Pregnancy: During your pregnancy you may have a lot of non-medical questions that you may not necessarily remember to ask your health care providers. This is

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What Will A Doula Do For Me?

My Commitments as Your Doula · Two to three prenatal visits in your home or other location of your choice. These visits may include birth plan options and assistance, how I can help you as your doula, physiology of labor, breathing

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Doulas in Action

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Want A Natural Epidural? Hire A Doula

For hundreds of thousands of years before the advent of the epidural and pharmaceutical pain products, women gave birth naturally and without the use of medications or interventions. Yet for modern women, the thought of giving birth without an epidural

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