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Doula Support

What is a doula and what do they do?

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The world "doula" actually just means “a woman who serves.”

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Doulas are professional birth instructors that serve mothers and families by providing emotional, informational, physical, and mental support to women during the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods. Doulas do not provide medical care, but they are extraordinarily knowledgeable about childbirth. Their major role is to provide necessary support to the mother leading up to and during childbirth.

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Is there still a benefit to having a doula if I am having a home birth?

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Doulas at home births are still helpful in so many ways! Whether it’s taking pictures, cooking meals, making cold compresses, fanning mama when she’s hot and sweaty, giving a pep talk, massaging away a leg cramp, getting the birth pool ready... whatever it may be!! -- doulas are an important part of the birth team.

 

Additionally, of course, whenever you plan a home birth, you do need to consider the possibility of a transfer to the hospital. It does happen sometimes. In the event of a necessary transfer, one of your BBC midwives will be with you as a support person and, depending upon the situation with your backup doctor, it can be a really positive experience. That said, your doula would would transfer with you, as well, for any reason, and just might be better at supporting you at the hospital than many home birth midwives are. Doulas just see a lot more hospital births than we do, have more experience with a wider variety of hospitals, and, for many reasons, are likely to feel more comfortable working in a hospital setting than we do! 

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So, yes... there are a great many benefits to having a doula at a homebirth!

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*no additional fee if using our doula partners

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Serving North MS

4220 Poplar Corner Road

Lake Cormorant, MS 38641

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407 Maple Street

Ripley, MS 38663

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(662)469-6404

bloomingbirthco@gmail.com

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