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Beautiful
Birth Doula Services Serving
families throughout Wisconsin emily@beautifulbirth.org
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What
is a Doula?
A
Doula
Information obtained from
Doulas of North America (DONA)
Doulas are carefully trained
professionals who can help a mother to realize that her birth experience is
the most natural thing in the world, despite the unfamiliar changes and
reactions of her body. The doula's familiar face and wisdom might be just the
tonic that birthing women need (Jackson, With Child).
Doulas have assisted women in
birth since the beginning of time. The word "doula," means
"woman caregiver", an ancient Greek term referring to the most
valued and trusted birth companion. The word has come to refer to "a
woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional,
and informational support to the mother before, during and just after
childbirth" (Klaus, Kennell and Klaus,
Mothering the Mother).
Need stats?
Information obtained from
studies recorded in Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a
Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth, Klaus, Kennell, and Klaus (1993). |