PHILOSOPHY OF BIRTH

A doula’s role is to support a woman and her partner during the birth process. If a woman is well-supported during the birth of her baby, she is more likely to feel satisfied with her birth. Medical interventions are sometimes helpful and sometimes necessary. A doula’s role is also to help the birthing woman and her partner be informed consumers so they can work as a team with the doctor/midwife/nurses during the birth process. If a woman is well-informed and well-supported, no matter what the outcome of her birth (natural childbirth with no medical intervention, pain relief, induced labor, or Caesarian birth) she is more likely to have positive birth memories and to be better able to mother her newborn.