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What is a doula Mom?
A doula is a non-medically trained professional who supports, educates, advocates, coaches, and nurtures a mom-to-be throughout the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey.
How do you use peanut balls for labor?
Semi-reclining position. Using a peanut ball while you lean back helps you to dilate and your baby to drop lower. In this position, you place one leg over the peanut ball and your other leg to the side of it. Once you’re in a comfortable position, your doctor or nurse moves the ball up toward your hips.
Can you give birth standing up in hospital?
“As long as you don’t have an epidural or other medical reason, you can give birth in any position that feels right to your body,” Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) and Fellow of American College of Childbirth Educators (FACCE) Deena Blumenfeld of Shining Light Prenatal Education tells Romper in an email …
What is a doula?
Today, a doula is defined as follows: a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a mother before, during and shortly after childbirth to help her achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible.
What does a antepartum doula do?
Antepartum doulas provide support to a mother who has been put on bed rest or is experiencing a high risk pregnancy. They provide informational, emotional, physical, and practical support in circumstances that are often stressful, confusing, and emotionally draining. Postpartum doulas provide support in the first weeks after birth.
Why mother’s care doulas?
Our clients come to Mother’s Care from many cultural backgrounds and we celebrate the beauty and diversity of women and their birthing traditions. Mother’s Care is the leading childbirth and maternity provider of doula services to 6 local hospitals in the Miami-Dade, Broward County areas.
What is a “preferred doula provider?
These facilities have named Mother’s Care as their “Preferred Doula Provider”, a title we wear with honor and proudly: MC has an ever growing group of full-time, part time and seasonal doulas.