 | recognizes childbirth as a key life experience that the mother
will remember all her life |
| understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a
woman in labor |
| assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying
out their plans for the birth |
| stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the labor |
| provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an
objective viewpoint |
| helps the woman get the information she needs to make thoughtful
decisions, both before and during labor |
| facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner
and clinical care providers |
| works to nurture and protect the woman's memory of her birth
experience. |
Desert Doula Birth
&
Postpartum Services
