Archive for April, 2009
What is a Doula?
This wonderful article was written by my cousin’s wife, Hannah Reasoner, who is a doula in Ft. Worth, TX. Check out her blog for more information.
A doula is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth. She understands the physiology of birth and the needs of a laboring woman.
The role of the birth doula greatly depends on the woman and family for whom she is providing care. The doula’s main purpose is to be a friend, a mentor, and a helper to the mother, as well as a support to her partner and/or family. If the mother chooses a doula in the early stages of pregnancy, the doula can help to provide information and education for several months leading up to the birth. This can also help the mother and family build an established, comfortable, and trusting relationship with the doula. [...]
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Welcome to the Bloom Blog
As I sit down to write the first blog post for Bloom, I’m thinking about the other great local blogs I’ve come across with the shared goal of inspiring women and providing information about natural childbirth. Birth in Spokane and Family Birth Services are both worth checking out if you haven’t done so already. [...]
