what is a doula?
Doula (/ˈduːlə/) A woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during and after childbirth.
Doulas provide unwavering support for the whole family through pregnancy, birth and the early days of parenthood.
Filling a role that new mothers and families have always needed, but that society has altered.
how we support you.
We no longer reside in large family groups with strong experienced women at our sides to help and support through birth and beyond. Families are more spread out, but the need for a supportive motherly figure has not changed.
Doulas are there to listen, give confidence and not judge. Offering flexible, practical and emotional support we work in women’s own homes as well as in hospitals and birth centres helping to empower women to have a positive birth and/or postnatal experience.
While doulas are not there to change outcomes, there is growing evidence that having a birth or postnatal doula brings many benefits. From reducing intervention rates, shortening labour and improving the condition of babies at birth.
Whilst this research is important, it’s the less tangible benefits of having a nonjudgmental companion during a life-altering event that most women remember and value.
A Doula brings a calm persona and a listening ear at a time when it’s needed most. (Ref: Doula UK)
You will know instantly when you have met the right doula to support you; you will feel it - a calm connection.
"In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn