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Labor doula services
Some
of the many services we provide as part of the labor doula package are:
• Prenatal visits
• Help with creation of your birth plan
• Assistance in preparing for your birth
• Information on birthing procedures and alternatives
• General pregnancy counseling
• Unlimited support by phone and email
• Continuous labor support including (but not limited to) providing
suggestions to relieve any discomfort, emotional support, massage,
and ideas for different positions
• Support following birth with any needs you might have
• Postpartum visit at your home
• Breastfeeding support
• Written account of the birth
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VBAC
classes
This 2 hour private class is designed for families
who have experienced a previous cesarean birth but are now
planning to have a vaginal birth. Couples clarify their previous
birth experience(s) and are given the opportunity to discuss
any unresolved feelings. Birth options and criteria for trial
of labor and VBAC, including the risks and benefits, are discussed.
Communication skills and coping techniques are reviewed. Included
are exercises and positive visualizations. Also discussed are
ways to prevent a cesarean, and options if a cesarean becomes
necessary. Currently, only private classes are being held.
Cost: $100 per class. Please contact us for more information.
Postpartum
doula services
Providing in-home emotional and physical
support after the birth of your baby. I also know of many other
wonderful postpartum doulas in the area if we are booked up.
Please contact Pauli @
720-435-0181 for more information.
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Consistent
backup
Denver Doulas believes that consistent backup
is very important. While I rarely have needed to use
my backups, we all know that emergencies happen, occasionally
nature has different plans, and people become ill. Therefore I
work closely with other doulas to provide backup support should
it be needed. I ask that my clients meet with my backup to make
sure there is a connection made before labor and birth. Very rarely
with long births (24+ hours) I will call in my backup so I can
rest briefly.
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The
results of ten randomized trials of continuous doula support during
labor and birth show that the presence of a doula reduces:
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Overall
cesarean rate by roughly 45%
• Length of labor by 25%
• Oxytocin (pitocin) use by
50%
• Use of pain medication by
31%
• The need for forceps by 34%
• Requests for epidurals by
10-60%
These
convincing research findings about the many benefits of doula care
confirm our overall conclusions: doula support enhances the well-being
of mothers and babies, leads to fewer medical interventions in the
process of labor and delivery, and saves money.
Source:
The Doula Book, Marshall H. Klaus, M.D., John H. Kennall, M.D.,
and Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.T. 2002
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