Benefit of Doula's Presence to the Health Care Team

 

“The goal of the health care team is to ensure a safe outcome. The goal of the doula is to ensure that the woman feels safe and confident.”

 

Develop a positive relationship with your health care team to create a supportive, collegial environment for the Moms to labor in. 

 

Adept at helping laboring Moms engage midwife/doctors/nurses at the hospital and reinforce care of midwives at homebirth

 

Aware of policies, procedures and practice guidelines that enable the mother, doula, nurse and physician/midwife to work as a team.

 

Educated about labor and delivery what is happening throughout labor advising Moms of labor options throughout

 

Improve overall quality of care

 

Doula is natural fit for providing comfort and support for Mom and family

 

Provides comfort measures and laboring positions with both intermittent and continuous monitoring

 

Helps initiate breastfeeding with new Moms

 

Assurance of skin to skin time

 

Makes sure Moms are supported in early post partum transition