Welcome to the miraculous journey of birthing a baby and becoming a new parent...
How can a birth doula help you?
Studies have found doula support leads to better labor and birthing experiences, as well as better birth outcomes. People giving birth with support from a doula are less likely to:
- Have an instrumental vaginal birth or cesarean section
- Have their labor induced
- Receive pain medications
They are also more likely to:
- Have a shorter labor
- Initiate breastfeeding earlier and breastfeed for longer
- Have positive feelings about their birth experience
- Have better mother-baby bonding
How can a postpartum doula & lactation counselor help you?
A postpartum doula is trained to provide physical, emotional and informational support to a woman and her family during the postpartum period. Postpartum doulas provide non-judgemental, culturally appropriate, individual, evidence-based support after the birth of your baby. They can help you process your birth experience, ease the transition of adding a baby to your family, and be a compassionate offering specialized companionship as you navigate your fourth trimester.
Lactation counselors are professional breastfeeding specialists trained to teach mothers how to feed their baby. They help women experiencing breastfeeding challenges, such as latching difficulties, painful nursing, low milk production. It is found that this helps nursing mothers who receive lactation support can have issues resolved to establish good milk supply, optimal breastfeeding positions, tips on latching and instructions on how to pump which increases breastfeeding outcomes.