What is a Doula?

 

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'Doulas are beacons of calming encouragement who enhance the labour, birth and postnatal experience in incomparable ways'
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As your Doula I can offer you and your family the one to one continual support throughout pregnancy, birth and the first six weeks that can make HUGE a difference to your transition to parenthood. 

I am a Continuum doula, and I offer an in-depth package with continuity of carer at the heart.  

I will support you to make informed choices so that you are confident and knowledgeable in the different stages of pregnancy, birth and the early days. I will also support you with a relevant set of practical skills for your individual labour and birth.

I provide antenatal, labour, birth, breastfeeding and postnatal support at this special time in your lives.

I will support you without bias, I do not have an agenda and I do not replace your partner, but I gently support all of you to make your birth a positive experience to take with you for the rest of your lives.

'Doula's are women specially trained to give emotional and practical support during the pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal period, leading to more satisfying and empowered experiences, and a decrease in interventions, caesareans, postnatal depression and an increase in breastfeeding success. More and more women and couples are choosing to have Doula support'