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    All About Doulas - What is a doula?
    All About Doulas - What is a doula?
    All About Doulas - What is a doula?
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    All About Doulas - What is a doula?

    By Julie Larsen

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    This book is about doulas and their work. We cover antepartum doula - (doulas for bedrest); birth doulas (for pregnancy and labor); postpartum doulas (doulas for after birth - care of mother and baby); and death doulas or end of life doulas (helping the dying). We also cover some about nutritonal doula and bereavement doula work too. We also have brief organizations of doula list. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLittle Rose Press
    Release dateMar 17, 2020
    ISBN9781386583455
    All About Doulas - What is a doula?
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    Julie Larsen

    Hi, I have been passionate about the birth world since 2010 and even a bit earlier than that. My daughter was born at home and I had thought about doula work way back. After my son's birth, I decided it was time to become an actual doula. After finishing training, I set up my business and I have been a doula ever since then. I am excited about being able to put into print information to help other doulas or pregnant mothers! 

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      All About Doulas - What is a doula? - Julie Larsen

      Chapter One: What is a doula?

      In Greek doula means servant. Doulas support women and their families through the miracle of childbirth usually from pregnancy to labor to postpartum. We will define nutritional and death doulas in their respective chapters.

      A doula is there to support the family in their decisions for birth. Their birth wishes to the final moments of the baby coming into the world (for birth doulas).

      Here’s a short birth story to demonstrate what a doula does. The second chapter we will go over a little more about birth doulas.

      Ring, the phone rang at 2 am in the morning I said, Hello?

      Rosie replied, I think I am in labor my water is leaking.

      I woke up a bit more, Oh, yes, how are your contractions?

      Rosie said, They are coming on but slowly.

      I said, How much water?

      Rosie, It might just be a slow leak...I am not sure.

      I asked, Okay, the midwife can evaluate that. Did you call the midwife? Call me when they get harder. Try to get some sleep you will need your strength.

      Rosie replied, OK, I will let the midwife know. She hung up.

      I was so happy that my client was going to birth her baby soon. I couldn’t sleep hardly with the excitement of it. I did manage to get back to sleep for a bit.

      Ring the phone rang again around 8 am in the morning.

      Rosie was there again, I can’t hardly breathe. Can you help? So, I coached her through a contraction or two on the phone. I knew it was time to get over to her place. The midwife was going to be there soon as well. Rosie, spoke, The midwife will be here soon, please come over. I said, Yes, of course.

      I had already gotten dressed at 2 am; so, I just wrote a note for my sleeping husband that I was out at a birth. I grabbed my doula bag and went out the door. Rosie’s house was only twenty minutes away. I put on the Rosary in the car and prayed for my client on the way over. This was a habit of mine for any client whether they were Catholic or not. Rosie happened to share my Faith; so, I brought her a picture of Divine Mercy to look at in my doula bag too. If I had a non-Christian client – I would bring any picture they requested to a birth or affirmation cards as well.

      As I drove to this birth, I prayed and hoped that Rosie would have a quick and safe delivery. Rosie was thirty years old and this was her first baby. Her husband Mark was very supportive of the home birth they had planned. Many births I go to are at the hospital, but this one was special to me – it was my first home birth to go to as a doula.

      As soon as I arrived, I did not see the midwife’s car yet; so, I figured she would be there soon. I grabbed my bag and headed on inside. Rosie’s sister Maria was at the door. She’s having some back pain, she explained. I got out my rebozo immediately in order to see how I could help with this wonderful tool. Rosie was on the bed lying down in agony. I told her, I know it may hurt but gravity is going to help this baby get out better. Can you get up and sit up on the bed and maybe we can air up the birth ball for you? She nodded. I asked Maria, Do you know when the midwife will be here? Maria said, She will be here as soon as she can – there’s seems to be traffic in the area she was in. I nodded. Rosie got on the birth ball and I placed the rebozo around her waist and tried some double hip squeeze moves. Does this help? Rosie nodded.

      The midwife, Carrie arrived around this time; she started setting up her equipment knowing that Rosie was in good hands for the first few minutes. Carrie then checked the baby’s heart rate and

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