Ten common questions about Doulas and Childbirth
1. What is a doula?
is a person trained and experienced in birth who provides continuous physical support, emotional and informative to the mother before, during and after delivery.
2. Where does the word "doula"?
comes from ancient Greek and means "servant of women."
Throughout history and in much of the world, used the figure of a woman who provides support to other women in childbirth, and providing emotional support icontínuo, helping to make you feel better.
3. What effect does the presence of a doula during labor?
Numerous clinical studies have found that the presence of a doula during labor:
- tends to result in shorter delivery processes and fewer complications
- reduces negative feelings about the experience of childbirth
- reduces the need for inductions, forceps or vacuum
- reduces pain relievers requests and epidural
- reduces cesarean indicencia
4. What effect does the presence of the mother of a doula?
When a doula is present during and after childbirth, women are more satisfied with their experience more positively evaluated their babies, have fewer cesareans / needs of medical interventions, and less postpartum depression.
5. What effect does the presence of the doula about babies?
Some studies have shown that babies born with doulas present tend to decrease their hospital stays / special care, maman more easily and enjoy more affectionate mothers in the postpartum period.
6. How I can find a doula in my area?
There are several online directories of doulas, as Doulas.es which is a state or through forums such as Natural Parenting .
7. What does it cost to hire a doula?
is generally affordable. The price varies from a doula to another and from one province to others. Furthermore, not all doulas are the same services (there are pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, childbirth and postpartum). Some associations, such as Doulos Mares do have a unit price of some specific services, such as postpartum (300 € with 14-hour visit) .*
8. Does it replace a doula a midwife?
No. Doulas do not replace or medical personnel or nurses or midwives. Doulas do not provide medical assistance or medical tasks such as taking the pressure or temperature, do fetal monitoring, vaginal exams practice or providing postpartum clinical care. They are for comfort and support to the mother and facilitate communication between it and medical professionals.
9. Will a doula make decisions for me?
A doula does not make decisions for clients, nor involved in clinical care. She provides information and emotional support, respecting the decisions of women.
10. Does the presence of a doula make my partner feel innecesáreo?
No, a doula provides support to two, both mother and father. It also plays a crucial role in helping the partner to feel part of childbirth and who also are comfortable.
Source: International Donate
Blog * Extracted from Judit Torres
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In Parenting Today:
Doulas in Spain (including doulas search) www.doulas.es Donate
International: http://www.dona.org/
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