As a certified doula, you get to turn your passion for birth into an amazing career. When something is your passion, it’s easy to focus on the passion part and a little less the career part. However, if you’re not a truly professional doula, your career and doula work will be limited. Why? Few can […]
Birth Location Options – Hospital, Home Birth, and Freestanding Birth Centers
As a doula, it is important you be familiar with a variety of birth location options in your area. You are likely to get clients inquiring about their options. You might also be able to educate clients about options if they express dissatisfaction with their current plan. Options can vary geographically, but many have access […]
6 Ways to Help Your Client Prepare For Birth
As a doula, helping your client prepare for birth goes beyond basic prenatal education. Some refer to doulas a “Sherpas” or guides for birth as you’re an experienced traveling the birth journey. In addition to being present and guiding during birth, you should also help them prepare before the journey. Once a client has already […]
How to Support a Client After a Difficult Birth
As doulas, we inevitably have clients who experience difficult births. Whether they have one before becoming our client, or the birth we support is difficult, it is important we know how to support them. When someone experiences a difficult birth, they will often want to talk about it. Doulas should be able to be an […]
Birth Interventions Can Impact Children’s Health – Study Finds
As doulas, we are aware of the benefits of normal physiological labor when it is possible. Occasionally, birth does not unfold in a safe manner and modern obstetrics are vital for the health and safety of mother and baby. However, we are also aware that birth interventions are common for personal preferences, or for provider […]
How Birth Can Impact Parenting
As a doula, you have an important role in supporting growing families. Birth is an important experience with lifelong impact. Understanding how birth can impact parenting can help you better support your clients. When we know the importance of something, we are able to provide quality support. It is important to note that it is […]